650. Basic rule of statutory interpretation.

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