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Golden rule of interpretation of statute

Literal rule of interpretation of statute

6 subsidiary principles

Noscitur a sociis rule

1 subsidiary principles

Principle of interpretation where provisions of a statute are ambiguous

Principle of interpreting a word already defined by a statute

Principle that all the parts of a statute must be read as a whole

The Mischief Rule

The object of interpreting a statute

The presumption against unclear changes in the law

The principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius/expressum facit cessare tacitum

1 subsidiary principles

The principle that the court must take account of existing laws

The principle that the legislature must be presumed to intend what they have written, and to have used the desired words and language.

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