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Internal Aids To Construction (Interpretation of Statute)

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Internal Aids To Construction:- ( Interpretation of statute) Statute:- - A law or a rule - The sovereign authority of the state having power to make it. - Typically status command or prohibit something,or declare policy. Part of the statute 1) Title - i ) Long Title -  - The heading of the statute is long - Long title of the Act is a part of the Act ii ) Short Title- - merely used for the sake of convenience - It is for reference only - It has no role in Interpretation 2) Preamble - It is a part of the Act - The Act starts with Preamble - The preamble is expected to express the scope, object and the purpose of the Act more comprehensively. - The main object and purpose of the Act are found in the preamble of the statute. The preamble is an intrinsic aid in the Interpretation of an Ambiguous act. - A preamble is a key to open the mind of the legislature . - The preamble sets out the gist of summary of a statute. 3) Heading- - A group of secti...