Bennion on statutory interpretation : a code

1. Interpreter, Instrument and Enactment 2. The Legal Meaning of an Enactment 3. Rules of Construction 4. Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy 5. Interpretative Presumptions Based on the Nature of Legislation 6. Linguistic Canons of Construction 7. Europe Appendix A - Court Technique Appendix B - Checklist of Interpretative Criteria Appendix C - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Interpretation Act 1978 Appendix D - Appendix to the White Paper on the Interpretation Act 1978 Appendix E - List of Terms Appendix F - Consolidated and fully up to date text of the Human Rights Act 1998 Appendix G - Headings, Sidenotes etc Appendix H - Some responses to Code s288 (Updating Construction) Appendix I - Official Guide to European Union legislative drafting