Interpretation of Statutes Questions and Answers Part-4

1. A statute has been defined as the______
a) Will of the king
b) Will of the society
c) Will of them agistrate
d) Will of the legislature

Answer: d

2. What is the doctrine of stare decisis?
a) The doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty
b) The doctrine of royal pardon
c) The doctrine of statutory interpretation
d) The doctrine of precedent

Answer: d

3. What is case law?
a) Law representing the decisions of the courts
b) Law passed by Parliament
c) Delegated legislation
d) Case law is not really law at all

Answer: a

4. What is legislation?
a) Legislation is law made by judges
b) Legislation is law made by Parliament
c) Legislation is law made by custom
d) Legislation is law made by the Law Commission

Answer: b

5. How many readings must a Billhave in the House of Commons and the House of Lords Before it receives Royal Assent?
a) 1in the House of Commons, 3in the House of Lords
b) 3in the House of Commons,1in the House of Lords
c) 1in each House
d) 3in each House

Answer: d

6.What is the Committee Stage in the passage of a Bill through the House of Commons?
a) A committee reading of the title of the Bill
b) A committee debating the general principles of a Bill
c) A committee considering the provisions of the Bill in detail
d) A committee drafting the Bill

Answer: c

7.How long can the House of Lords delay a Bill (except a Money Bill)?
a) 1month
b) 6months
c) 1year
d) 6years

Answer: c

8. What is a Public Act?.
a) An Act affecting particular individuals or individual bodies
b) An Act affecting the general public
c) An Act made in private
d) An Act made in public

Answer: b

9. What is meant by statutory interpretation?
a) The interpretation of a statute by Parliament
b) The interpretation of a statute by the House of Commons
c) The interpretation of a statute by the courts
d) The interpretation of a statute by the House of Lords

Answer: c

10. What is meant by the purposive approach?
a) The judge must interpret the statute on purpose
b) Thejudge must interpret the statute in the light of the purpose of its enactment
c) The judge must interpret the statute with a purpose ful manner
d) The judge must interpret the statute in the purpose of deciding the case before him or her

Answer: b