Interpretation of Statute Statutory interpretation concerns the role of judges when trying to apply an Act of Parliament to an actual case. The wording of the Act may seem to be clear when it is drafted and checked by Parliament, but it may become problematic in the future. Statutory interpretation is the process of interpreting and applying Legislation . For example, that a statute mandates that all vehicles must be registered with the department of motor vehicles. If the statute does not define vehicles, then it will have to be interpreted if questions arise. A person driving a motorcycle might be pulled over and the police may try to fine him if his motorcycle is not registered with the DMV. If that individual argued to the court that a motorcycle is not a vehicle, then the court would have to interpret the statute to determine what the legislature meant by vehicle and whether the motorcycle fell within that definition and was covered by the statute. There are numerous rules of statutory interpretation. The first rule and most important rule is the rule dealing with the statutes plain language. This rule essentially states that the statute means what it says. If, for example, the statute says vehicles, then the court is going to assume it means vehicles and not planes or something else. collected
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 03:08:09 +0000
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