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- Statutory Drafting and Interpretation, Report on: Plain Language and the Law (LRC 61-2000)   flag 

[2000] IELRC 61
Irish Law Reform Commission
Republic of Ireland
1st December, 2000

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Constitution
Acts Interpretation Act, 1901 (Cth)
Copyright Act, 1963 (Cth)
Income Tax Act, 1918 (Cth)
Income Tax Act, 1967 (Cth)
Acts Interpretation Act (Tas)
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975 (Tas)
Health (Amendment) Act, 1986 (WA)
Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act, 1974
Agricultural Credit Act, 1947
Agricultural Credit Act, 1978 s35, s36, s2, s13
Companies Act, 1990 s10
Criminal Justice Act, 1951
Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997 s6
Civil Liability Act, 1961 s2, s46, s50
Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, 1964 s2
Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981
Documentary Evidence Act, 1925 s5
Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 s12
Finance Act, 1974 s57
Finance Act, 1980 s39
Finance Act, 1982 s4
Finance Act, 1990 s41
Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 s15
Fisheries Act, 1980
Family Home Protection Act, 1976 s3, s2
Interpretation Act, 1937 s2, s4, s5, s11, s15, s21
Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962 s11, s78
Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976 s27
Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1992 s19, s3
Malicious Injuries Act, 1981 s11, s14
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997 s34
Patents Act, 1964
Road Traffic Act, 1968
Succession Act, 1965 s90
Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act, 1991 s2
Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1981
Social Welfare Act, 1993 s27
Taxes (Consolidation) Act, 1997 s806
Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) (Amendment) Act s4
Offences Against the State Act, 1939

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Inco Europe Ltd v First Choice Distribution (a firm) [2000] UKHL 15; [2000] 2 All ER 109; [2000] 1 WLR 586; [2000] 1 All ER (Comm) 674; [2000] BLR 259; [2000] 1 Lloyds Rep 467; 74 Con LR 55 House of Lords United Kingdom 9 Mar 2000 BAILII flag 315
DPP v O'Buachalla [1999] IEHC 81; [1999] 1 ILRM 362 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 15 Jan 1999 BAILII flag 2
Mandarim Records v Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (Ireland) Ltd [1998] IEHC 146; [1999] 1 ILRM 154 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 5 Oct 1998 BAILII flag 2
National Irish Bank, Re (No 1) [1998] IEHC 116; [1999] 1 ILRM 321; [1999] 3 IR 145 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 13 Jul 1998 BAILII flag 37
DPP (Ivers) v Murphy [1998] IEHC 111; [1999] 1 ILRM 46; [1999] 1 IR 98 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 7 Jul 1998 BAILII flag 4
Mullins v Harnett [1998] IEHC 207; [1998] 2 ILRM 304; [1998] 4 IR 426 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 1 Apr 1998 BAILII flag 28
Lawless v Dublin Port and Docks Board [1998] IEHC 41; [1998] 1 ILRM 514; [1998] 2 IR 502 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 27 Feb 1998 BAILII flag 2
Power CD, the Cat and the Controller, (December 1998) 1 Irish Business Law 309 Irish Business Law Republic of Ireland circa 1998 flag 1
Universal City Studios Incorporated v Mulligan (No 1) [1997] IEHC 177; [1998] 1 ILRM 438 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 28 Nov 1997 BAILII flag 1
Greene v J Hughes Haulage Ltd [1997] IEHC 110; [1998] 1 ILRM 34; [1997] 3 IR 109 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 28 Jun 1997 BAILII flag 6
Whitely v Minister for Defence [1997] IEHC 92; [1997] 2 ILRM 416; [1998] 4 IR 442 High Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 10 Jun 1997 BAILII flag 11
Keane v An Bord Plean la [1997] 1 IR 184 circa 1997 39
(1996) 8 Irish Tax Review 17 (1996) 8 Irish Tax Review 17 Irish Tax Review Republic of Ireland circa 1996 flag 1
People (DPP) v McDonagh [1996] 1 IR 565; [1996] 2 ILRM 468 Republic of Ireland circa 1996 flag 15
An Blascaod Mór Teoranta and Others v. The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland and Others [1994] 2 IR 372 circa 1994 4
Pepper v Hart (1994) 15 Statute Law Review 10 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 1994 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
[1993] Statute Law Review 149 [1993] Statute Law Review 149 Statute Law Review United Kingdom circa 1993 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Pepper v Hart (1993) 38 Journal of the Law Society of Scotland 251 Journal of the Law Society of Scotland United Kingdom - Scotland circa 1993 LexisNexis flag 1
Howard v Commissioners of Public Works [1994] 1 IR 101; [1993] ILRM 665 Republic of Ireland circa 1993 flag 155
Cork County Council v Whillock [1993] 1 IR 231 circa 1993 37
Chief Adjudication Officer v Foster [1993] AC 754; [1993] 1 All ER 705; [1993] 2 WLR 292 United Kingdom circa 1993 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 59
Pepper v Hart [1992] UKHL 3; [1993] AC 593; [1993] 1 All ER 42; [1992] 3 WLR 1032; (1992) 65 Tax Cas 421 House of Lords United Kingdom 26 Nov 1992 BAILII flag 960
"Statutory Interpretation" (1992) 8 Australian Bar Review 185 Australian Bar Review Australia circa 1992 LexisNexis AU flag 3
Cox v Ireland [1992] 2 IR 503 circa 1992 53
Browne v A-G [1991] 2 IR 58 circa 1991 2
Derby & Co Ltd v Weldon (No 9) [1991] 2 All ER 901; [1991] 1 WLR 652 United Kingdom circa 1991 LexisNexis flag 28
Harvey v Minister for Social Welfare [1990] 2 IR 232 circa 1990 22
Lawlor v Minister for Agriculture [1990] 1 IR 356 circa 1990 13
Irish Agricultural Machinery Ltd v O'Culach á in [1990] 1 IR 535 circa 1990 3
International Business Machines Corporation v Computer Imports Ltd HC Auckland CP494/86 [1989] NZHC 159; [1989] 2 NZLR 395; (1989) 3 TCLR 163; (1989) 14 NZIPR 225; (1989) 2 NZBLC 103,679 High Court of New Zealand New Zealand 21 Mar 1989 NZLII flag 16
Murphy v Bord Telecom [1989] ILRM 53 Republic of Ireland circa 1989 flag 5
"Reform of statutory interpretation–the Australian experience of use of extrinsic materials: with a postscript on simpler drafting" (1988) 62 Australian Law Journal 503 Australian Law Journal Australia circa 1988 Legal Online flag 5
McGrath v McDermott [1988] IR 258 circa 1988 59
People (DPP) v Quilligan [1987] ILRM 606 Republic of Ireland circa 1987 flag 3
DPP v Quilligan (No 1) [1986] IR 496 circa 1986 2
Murphy v Bord Telecom [1986] ILRM 483 Republic of Ireland circa 1986 flag 1
McLoughlin v Minister for Public Service [1985] IR 631 circa 1985 4
Cronin v Youghal Carpets (Yarns) Ltd [1985] IR 312 circa 1985 2
Dougherty & Co Ltd v Allen Ltd [1985] IR 340 circa 1985 2
Hadmor Productions Ltd v Hamilton [1983] 1 AC 191; [1982] 1 All ER 1042; [1982] IRLR 104; [1982] ICR 114; [1982] 2 WLR 322; 126 Sol Jo 134 United Kingdom circa 1983 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 506
[1981] Dublin University Law Journal 110 [1981] Dublin University Law Journal 110 Dublin University Law Journal Republic of Ireland circa 1981 flag 1
Hadmor Productions v Hamilton (1981) 2 All ER 724 United Kingdom circa 1981 LexisNexis flag 2
Inspector of Taxes v Kiernan [1981] IR 117 circa 1981 66
Fothergill v Monarch Airlines Ltd [1980] UKHL 6; [1981] AC 251; [1980] 2 All ER 696; [1980] 3 WLR 209; [1980] 2 Lloyds Rep 295 House of Lords United Kingdom 10 Jul 1980 BAILII flag 271
Johnson v Moreton [1980] AC 37 United Kingdom circa 1980 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 58
Daganayasi v Minister of Immigration [1980] 2 NZLR 130 New Zealand circa 1980 LexisNexis flag 203
McCarthy v O'Flynn [1979] IR 127 circa 1979 6
Nestor v Murphy [1979] IR 326 circa 1979 42
Rowe v Law [1978] IR 55 circa 1978 21
Kiely v Minister for Social Welfare [1977] IESC 2; [1977] IR 267 Supreme Court of Ireland Republic of Ireland 16 Feb 1977 BAILII flag 71
James Buchanan & Co Ltd v Babco Forwarding & Shipping (UK) Ltd [1978] AC 141; [1977] 3 All ER 1048 United Kingdom circa 1977 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 104
James Buchanan and Co v Babco Forwarding and Shipping (UK) Ltd [1976] EWCA Civ 9; [1977] QB 208 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 2 Dec 1976 BAILII flag 7
Murphy v Dublin Corporation [1976] IR 143 circa 1976 2
DPP v Morgan [1975] UKHL 3; [1976] AC 182; [1975] 2 All ER 347; (1975) 61 Cr App R 136 House of Lords United Kingdom 30 Apr 1975 BAILII flag 221
Black Clawson International Ltd v Papierwerke AG [1975] UKHL 2; [1975] AC 591; [1975] 1 All ER 810; [1975] 2 WLR 513; [1975] 2 Lloyds Rep 11 House of Lords United Kingdom 5 Mar 1975 BAILII flag 354
Charter v Race Relations Board [1973] AC 868 United Kingdom circa 1973 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 14
Maher v Attorney General [1973] IR 140 circa 1973 44
Bourke v Attorney General [1972] IR 36 circa 1972 23
Re Haughey [1971] IR 217 circa 1971 225
Rahill v Brady [1971] IR 69 circa 1971 17
R v Schildkamp [1971] AC 1 United Kingdom circa 1971 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 62
East Donegal Co-Operative v Attorney General [1970] IR 317 circa 1970 324
Minister for Industry and Commerce v Hales [1967] IR 50 circa 1967 30
Attorney General v Thornton [1964] IR 458 circa 1964 10
McCulloch v Anderson [1962] NZLR 130 New Zealand circa 1962 LexisNexis flag 2
"The Use of Legislative History in the Interpretation of Statutes" (1954) 32 Canadian Bar Review 624 Canadian Bar Review Canada circa 1954 flag 2
Phillips (Inspector of Taxes) v Bourne [1948] KB 533 United Kingdom circa 1948 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 1
White v Texas 310 US 530; 84 L Ed 1342; 60 SCt 1032 United States Supreme Court United States 27 May 1940 WorldLII flag 39
R v Hare [1934] 1 KB 354; (1933) 24 Cr App R 108 United Kingdom circa 1934 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 11
Woking Urban Council (Basingstoke Canal) Act, 1911, In re [1913] UKLawRpCh 132; [1914] 1 Ch 300 Court of Chancery United Kingdom 28 Nov 1913 CommonLII flag 4
Longford [1888] UKLawRpPro 42; (1889) 14 PD 34 United Kingdom 29 Jul 1888 CommonLII flag 25

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