The Mischief Rule

1. 1What is the third rule of statutory interpretation?
   
   [blank_start]the mischief rule[blank_end]

   1. Athe mischief rule
2. 2What does the third rule focus on? What does it allow? When did it originate? What does the judge do?
   
   [blank_start]the meaning of an Act[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]more discretion for the judges[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]the 16th century[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]look for the mischief[blank_end] [blank_start]the act tries to stop[blank_end]

   1. Athe meaning of an Act
   2. Bmore discretion for the judges
   3. Cthe 16th century
   4. Dlook for the mischief
   5. Ethe act tries to stop
3. 3What determined the mischief rule; what year was this?
   
   [blank_start]Heydon's case[blank_end] [blank_start]1584[blank_end]

   1. AHeydon's case
   2. B1584
4. 4What did Heydon's case say should be considered?
   
   [blank_start]common law before Act was passed[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]mischief the Act was trying to remedy[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]remedy proposed[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]reason for remedy[blank_end]

   1. Acommon law before Act was passed
   2. Bmischief the Act was trying to remedy
   3. Cremedy proposed
   4. Dreason for remedy
5. 5Name the first case of the Mischief rule and the Atc.
   
   [blank_start]Smith v Hughes[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]Street Offences Act 1959[blank_end]

   1. ASmith v Hughes
   2. BStreet Offences Act 1959
6. 6What did the act say?
   
   [blank_start]offence to loiter and solicit in a[blank_end] [blank_start]street or public place for prostitution[blank_end]

   1. Aoffence to loiter and solicit in a
   2. Bstreet or public place for prostitution
7. 7What did one judge say about the Act and who was this?
   
   [blank_start]clean up the streets[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]Lord Parker[blank_end]

   1. ALord Parker
   2. Bclean up the streets
8. 8Name the second case of the Mischief rule and the Act.
   
   [blank_start]RCN v DHSS[blank_end]
   
   [blank_start]Abortion Act 1967[blank_end]

   1. ARCN v DHSS
   2. BAbortion Act 1967
9. 9What did the Act say?
   
   [blank_start]only a registered medical practitioner[blank_end] [blank_start]could carry out the medical procedure[blank_end]

   1. Aonly a registered medical practitioner
   2. Bcould carry out the medical procedure
10. 10Who observed this case and what was the outcome?
    
    [blank_start]House of Lords[blank_end]
    
    [blank_start]allowed nurses to do procedure[blank_end] [blank_start]to stop backstreet abortions[blank_end]

    1. Aallowed nurses to do procedure
    2. Bto stop backstreet abortions
    3. CHouse of Lords

11. 11What did a minority of the House of Lords say?
    
    [blank_start]redrafting, but with a vengeance[blank_end]

    1. Aredrafting, but with a vengeance

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A level Law (Stautory Interpretation) Quiz sobre The Mischief Rule, criado por Tom Jackson em 27-10-2016.

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