650. Basic rule of statutory interpretation.
Statutes and Legislative Process (Volume 96 (2024)) | Commentary
The basic rule of statutory interpretation has two branches. It is taken to be the legislator's intention: (1) that the enactment1 is to be construed in accordance with the interpretative criteria, which are the general guides to legislative intention laid down by law2; and (2) that, where these conflict, the problem is to
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The basic rule of statutory interpretation has two branches. It is taken to be the legislator's intention: (1) that the enactment1 is to be construed in accordance with the interpretative criteria, which are the general guides to legislative intention laid down by law2; and (2) that, where these conflict, the problem is to
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