Interpretation Act

Interpretation Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, Singapore and the United Kingdom relating to interpretation of legislation. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as the Interpretation Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Interpretation Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to interpretation.

List[]

Australia[]

• The Acts Interpretation Act 1901

Canada[]

• The , RSC 1985, c I-21

Hong Kong[]

• The ^[1]

Malaysia[]

• The Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967

New Zealand[]

• The (No 85)^[2]
• The (No 13)

Republic of Ireland[]

• The ^[3]
• The ^[4]
• The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993
• The
• The

Singapore[]

• Interpretation Act (Cap. 1)

United Kingdom[]

• The Interpretation Act 1889
• The
• The Interpretation Act 1978

Lord Brougham's Act has been described as an interpretation Act.^[5]

Act of the Scottish Parliament

• The (asp 10)

Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland

• The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954

Measure of the Church Assembly

• The

See also[]

• List of short titles

References[]