7. Statutory Interpretation 7.1. The Role of Statutory Interpretation • The courts must ascertain the meaning of a statute in order to apply it. • Even the most well drafted statute may be capable of more than one interpretation in any particular situation – this is a function of the nature of language and the desire of opposing parties to find interpretations which favour their own case. Additionally‚ some statutes may be inherently ambiguous. • The courts have developed principles
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Discuss the rules and other aids used in statutory interpretation which the judges could use to help them arrive at a decision in each of the appeals. You should also pay attention to judicial precedent and assess whether the case that the appellants wish to use may be binding on the Court of Appeal. This case study will investigate how certain rules or aids in statutory interpretation can affect the decision of an appeal in court due to the different circumstances involved in a case. There will
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Statutory Rape Laws The term "statutory rape" is used when the government considers people under a certain age to be unable to give consent to sex and therefore consider sexual contact with them to be a rape. The age at which individuals are considered to give consent is called the age of consent. The age of consent can ranging from thirteen to twenty-one‚ depending on the limits set by each state in accordance with local standards of morality. Even sex that violates the age-of-consent laws
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Going by the history of Singapore‚ it is one of the most recently formed nations highly influenced by its neighbors and British colonial holdings. The PAP party‚ as described in the case‚ has been pivotal in shaping Singapore Inc. To better understand the key elements of the Singapore “competitiveness” model‚ identification of major players in the game has been conducted in Exhibit 1. Keeping in mind the history of Singapore and the main players involved‚ the following are the key elements of the
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Statutory duties Main statutory duties of a director are provided by s.132 • Where a director breaches common law duties‚ these statutory provisions impose criminal liabilities. • S.132(1) is a general provision that requires directors to act ‘honestly’ at all times and use reasonable diligence in the exercise of their powers. Any breach of fiduciary duty • Duty imposed on directors to avoid conflict of interest by not using confidential information they obtain by virtue of their position
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INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PAPER SINGAPORE I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One of the tropical fruit in the Philippines is mango. It is known as the National Fruit of the Philippines and the most majestic among Philippine fruits. Philippine Mango is one of the best mangoes in the world because nothing can be sweeter than this. That’s why‚ Philippines is one of the major exporters of mangoes in different countries around the world. Philippine Mango marks the world because of its unique sweetness‚ fruity aroma
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Order Code 97-589 Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends Updated August 31‚ 2008 Yule Kim Legislative Attorney American Law Division Statutory Interpretation: General Principles and Recent Trends Summary The Supreme Court has expressed an interest “that Congress be able to legislate against a background of clear interpretive rules‚ so that it may know the effect of the language it adopts.” This report identifies and describes some of the more important rules
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STATUTORY INTERPRETATION What is the aim and why is it necessary? Statutory Interpretation is there to help judges with general words Parliament has passed‚ as some words can have different meanings. * Words very often have more than one meaning i.e. they can be ambiguous * A broad term may be used in a statute which can give rise to confusion and uncertainty * There may be errors or omissions when the statute is drafted * New developments in society can make the words used in
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behind this request is that the employee wants a higher take home package. [ He will get his the amount from his reduced PF deductions plus the employer’s reduced contributions as increased take home (net) sal.] What are the implications from a statutory standpoint to implementing this change? Appreciate some inputs on this Regards Dear All‚ As per statute the company is bound to pay PF contribution upto rs 6500/- but beyond the said amount it is absolutely company’s discretion to pay or not
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Type of Government Singapore is a sovereign republic‚ with a legal system based on the English common law. The Constitution lays down the fundamental principles and basic framework for the three organs of state‚ namely‚ the Executive‚ the Legislative and the Judiciary. The Executive comprises the Cabinet‚ which is responsible for the general direction of the Government and accountable to Parliament The Legislature comprises the Parliament and
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