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INTERPRETATIVE PROVISION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- declaratory provision
1, record 1, English, declaratory%20provision
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- interpretative provision 2, record 1, English, interpretative%20provision
correct
- interpretive provision 3, record 1, English, interpretive%20provision
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Interpretative or declaratory acts serve "... to remove doubts existing as to the common law, or the meaning or effect of any statute" ... The courts do not insist that declaratory legislation be enacted in any special form. One simple method ... is to say that such "provision is declaratory". 4, record 1, English, - declaratory%20provision
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Interpretive provision: Although frequent in usage, the adjective "interpretive" has been condemned by some authors. Based on the Latin past participle "interpretat" from which it derives, "interpretative" would be the correct adjectival form. In Canadian usage, both forms are accepted. 5, record 1, English, - declaratory%20provision
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- disposition interprétative
1, record 1, French, disposition%20interpr%C3%A9tative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- disposition déclaratoire 2, record 1, French, disposition%20d%C3%A9claratoire
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposition législative ayant pour objet de dégager le sens ou de déterminer la portée d'autres dispositions. 3, record 1, French, - disposition%20interpr%C3%A9tative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disposition déclaratoire: L'emploi de l'adjectif «déclaratoire» en ce sens est un calque de l'anglais "declaratory". 3, record 1, French, - disposition%20interpr%C3%A9tative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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