ACCA LW ^Eng Syllabus A. Essential Elements Of The Legal System - The Rules of Statutory Interpretation - Notes ^{5 / 7}

The rules are:

1. Literal Rule

   Follow the literal dictionary meaning

   (Whiteley v Chapple)

2. Golden Rule

   Disregard the literal rule if the result is absurd

   (Sigsworth)

3. Mischief Rule

   Give ambiguously worded acts their intended interpretation and hence purpose

   (Corkery v Carpenter)