Statutory Interpretation and Legislation

There are five different rules of statutory interpretation.

• True

• False

Which of the following correctly define a literal rule?

• The judge will read the Act word to word.

• I don't know.

• It allows the judge to read the statute beyond the literal rule if the use of that rule will lead to an absurd judgment.

Which of the following correctly define the purposive approach?

• Under this rule, the judge will read the Act word to word.

• Is where the judges will look to see what the purpose of law passed by Parliament was.

There are three types of rules.

• The mischief rule, The golden rule and the literal rule

• The purposive approach,

  The type of approach and the rule

• Statutory interpretation,

  the mischief rule, the golden rule

There are four different types of influences on Parliament.

• Lobbyists,

  The political influence,

  Pressure groups,

  Public opinion/ Media

• Pressure group, Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords

• I don't know

There are two ways a MP can introduce a private member bill.

• I don't know

• Ten-minute rule,

  Ballot

• Public Bill and Private Bills

A law that has passed through all the stages in Parliament and becomes part of the law of the land.

Which of the following concepts match this definition.

• The golden rule

• Public law

• Act of Parliament

• Bill

A pressure group that exits to promote a particular cause.

Which of the following concepts match the this definition?

• Injunction

• Cause pressure group

• Delegated legislation

• Sectional pressure group

A rule of statutory interpretation. It is a modification of the literal rule and avoids an interpretation that is absurd.

Which of the following concepts match this definition?

• Literal rule

• Mischief rule

• Golden rule

• Bill

The name for the draft law going through Parliament before it passes all the Parliamentary stages to become an Act of Parliament.

Which of the following concepts match this definition?

• I don't know

• Bill

• Parliament

• Act of Parliament