Chapter 3 Self-test questions

Sources of law, statutory interpretation, and the legislative process
The part of a judgment establishing the precedent is the obiter dicta.

Which of the following are sources of the constitution of the United Kingdom:
i) Treaties;
ii) Conventions and customs;
iii) Case law / common law;
iv) Prerogative powers.

Before an effective and united system of government existed in the UK, laws had been created by the ______. This is known as the 'common law.'

The 'golden rule' of statutory interpretation involves the judiciary looking at the text of the legislation and giving it its plain and ordinary meaning.

When interpreting legislation transposed from the EU or with a Human Rights dimension, which of the following approaches will the judiciary most commonly take:

Precedent operates under the doctrine of ______ ______ which means 'stand by what has been previously decided.'

The judiciary interpreting domestic law in the spirit of, for example, an EU law is known as a purposive/teleological method of statutory interpretation.

Which of the following is NOT a form of delegated legislation:

The part of the judgment that establishes the precedent is the ____ _________.

The Bill of Rights was established in December 1688.

Which part of the judgment establishes the precedent that is to be followed by lower courts?

One particular legislative aid to assist the judiciary in interpreting statutes has been the ____________ ___ 1978.

A Private Members' Bill is where an individual MP or private peer in the House of Lords introduces a Bill to be passed into legislation.

The supremacy of Parliament established through the 'Glorious Revolution' occurred in which year?

The case Re Sigsworth is an example of the ______ rule of statutory interpretation.

Statutory instruments, by-laws and Orders in Council are forms of secondary legislation.

The committee stage of the legislative process refers to which committee?

Under Equity, civil actions were based on a document known as a ____ that identified the legal grounds for the action.

Statutory instruments are subject to control through negative resolutions only.

Judge-made law is referred to as:

Primary legislation begins its life as a ____ which outlines the scope and intentions of the law, and this is debated and voted upon by both Houses of Parliament (the Commons and the Lords).

In relation to delegated legislation being passed through an Order in Council, the 'Council' refers to any local authority council.

Following the judgment in which of the following cases were the courts allowed to look to sources such as Hansard when interpreting legislation?

Even when a Bill has successfully passed through both Houses of Parliament, it is not valid until it receives ______ ______.

A Minister may put a motion to the effect that a Statutory Instrument subject to positive resolution is automatically referred to a Standing Committee.

Which of the following is the highest form of law in England?

Legislation passed by some body other than Parliament is referred to as _________ legislation.

The courts may question the merits of a Statutory Instrument.

The method of controlling delegated legislation through the courts means that the Instrument may be quashed on the grounds of _____ ____, inconsistency with Statutes, uncertainty, or unreasonableness.

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