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Internal and External aids to interpretation
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- 1Long and short title of the actIn Cornwall County Council v Baker (2003) the divisional court referred to the long title to confirm the purpose of the Protection of Animal (Amendment) act 2000
- 2PreambleOlder acts have a detailed preamble outlining what the statute covered and its purpose
- 3Marginal notesA marginal note was referred to in R v Tivnan (1999) to clarify whether Parliament intended to deprive drug dealers of assets equivalent to money earned from drug dealing and not just assets purchased directly using funds earned by drug dealing
- 4Interpretation sectionss.10 of the Theft Act 1968 which, after referring to the use of 'a weapon of offense' in aggravated burglary, defines it as 'any article made or adapted for use for causing injury'
- 5DictionariesIn Vaughan v Vaughan (1973) a man had been pestering his ex-wife and the court of appeal used a dictionary to interpret the word 'molest'. They concluded the definition was wide enough to cover his behavior.
- 6The Interpretation Act 1978This act must be used to interpret certain words. For example: 'He' must be taken to mean 'He' or 'She' unless otherwise specified.
- 7Previous acts of parliament and earlier case lawIn Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. Ltd v Raymond Russell (1949), when considering the Rent and Mortgage Act 1933, the court interpreted words used in the act by referring to similar words used in an earlier act and to the interpretation applied to these words in a number of cases
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