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• Title:How to understand statutes and regulations / Nancy McCormack.
  
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• Author/Creator:McCormack, Nancy, author.
  
• Published/Created:Toronto, Ontario : Thomson Reuters Canada, a division of Thomson Reuters Canada Limited, [2017]
  

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  • Call Number: KE482.S84 G53 2017
    
  • Number of Items:2
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Law--Canada--Interpretation and construction.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:lxxvi, 421 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"This book introduces the reader to Bills, Acts and Regulations, and describes how legislation works and is interpreted by the Courts. How Acts come into force, the various types of Acts, and citation practices are discussed. The constituent elements of Acts (short and long title, table of contents, preamble, provisos, statement of purpose, headings, parts, sections, punctuation, marginal notes, etc.) are explained along with how they contribute to the meaning and interpretation of Acts. E.A. Driedger?s Modern Principle approach to statutory interpretation is explored in detail along with the rules and legal maxims which apply in the examination of the text, context, purpose and consequences of Acts. The role of the common law, the Constitution, the Charter, international law, and Interpretation Acts in statutory construction, along with the rules which apply to specific types of enactments such as quasi-constitutional legislation are set out. Crown immunity is reviewed, and the special rules applying to aboriginal treaties/legislation are discussed. The courts? role in sorting out gaps, mistakes, overlap and drafting errors is considered. The book includes an analysis of regulations specifically, and statutory instruments generally. A detailed glossary completes the work." --publisher's description.
  
• Notes:Previous edition: How to understand statutes and by-laws, 1995.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780779880133 paperback
  0779880137 paperback
  
• Contents:Parliament and the Acts of Parliament
  When an Act comes into force
  How Acts ceased to be : repeal, expiration, replacement and obsolescence
  Classes of Acts and Parliament
  The elements of an Act
  The regnal year
  The citation
  The long title of the Act
  The short title
  The table of contents
  The enacting words
  The preamble
  The purpose section of an Act
  Definitions
  Headings
  Parts
  Sections, subsection, paragraphs, etc.
  Marginal notes
  Provisos
  Punctuation
  Schedules
  Incorporations of legislation or documents by reference
  How Acts and the common law work in conjunction with one another
  Statutory interpretation before the adoption of the "modern principle"
  The modern principle approach to statutory interpretation
  Textual meeting
  The meaning of words not defined in the Act
  Determining meaning through associated words
  The limited class rule
  Express inclusions and implied exclusions
  Presumption against absurdity or absurd results
  Legislative gaps and omissions
  Mistakes in an Act
  The purpose of an Act
  Extrinsic materials and surrounding curcumstance used to understand the meaning of an Act
  The Act must be read as a whole
  Interpreting an Act in the light of other Acts
  Acts which overlap, conflict and are inconsistent with each other
  Interpreting an Act in the light of the Constitution
  The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  Applicable interpretive principles for aboriginal legislation and treaties
  The interpretation of quasi-constitutional legislation
  Interpretating an Act in light of international law
  Acts which are interpreted in a broad and liberal manner
  Acts which are to be read narrowly
  Acts that apply from before the date on which that were passed
  The jurisdiction in which an Act operates
  How Acts of Parliament affect the Crown
  Bilingual and bijural legislation
  Regulations
  Further reading
  Glossary.