Bennion, Bailey and Norbury on Statutory Interpretation (with Supplement)

Supplement to the Eighth Edition
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Contents
Part 1 : General Introduction
Chapter 1    Introduction and Overview
Part 2 : Acts of Parliament
Chapter 2    Acts of Parliament
Chapter 3    Delegated Legislation and Prerogative Instruments
Chapter 4    Acts of the Devolved Legislatures
Chapter 5    Delegated Legislation made by developed authorities
Part 3 : Extent, Commencement, Amendment and Other General Matters
Chapter 6    Extent and Application of Acts
Chapter 7    Commencement Duration and Retrospection
Chapter 8    Amendments, Repeals and Savings
Chapter 9    Compliance with Legislation
Part 4 : Interpretation : General
Chapter 10  Interpretation: Preliminary Matters
Chapter 11  Interpretation ; Key Principles
Chapter 12  Purpose, Mischief and Evasion
Chapter 13  Construction against 'Absurdity'
Chapter 14  Updating Construction
Chapter 15  Mistakes in Legislation
Part 5 : Analysis of the Legislative Text: Functional Construction and Definitions
Chapter 16  Significance of Different Components of an Act
Chapter 17  Significance of Different Drafting Devices
Chapter 18  Statutory Definitions
Chapter 19  Interpretation Act 1978
Part 6 : Analysis of the Legislative Text: Linguistic Canons of Construction
Chapter 20  Linguistic Canons of Construction; Introduction
Chapter 21  Construction as a Whole
Chapter 22  Construction as a Whole
Chapter 23  Textual Analysis: Other Canons of Construction
Part 7 : External Aids to Construction
Chapter 24  External Aids to Construction
Part 8 : Common Law Context
Chapter 25  Statute and the Common Law
Chapter 26  Interpretative Principles Derived from Legal Policy: General
Chapter 27  Doubtful Penalisation and Statutory Interference with Rights and Liberties
Part 9 : Effect of Eu Law and the Human Rights Act 1998
Chapter 28  European Union Law
Chapter 29  Human Rights
Appendices
Appendix 1 to 6
Index
Supplementary Table of Statutes
Supplementary Table of Statutory Instruments
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Author Details
Diggory Bailey LLB, LLM
Barrister (Middle Temple)
Parliamentary Cpunsel (London)
Luke Norbury MA (Cantab)
Barrister (Inner Temple)
Legislative Counsel (Belfast), former Parliamentary Counsel (London)
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