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Learner Resource 5 - The House Number ActRead the following fictitious Act of Parliament and answer the questions that follow:
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The House Number Act (2001)An Act of Parliament to improve the visibility of house
numbers.
Section 1: All houses shall have a number.
Section 2: The number must be displayed at the front of the house, on or near the door.
Section 3 (1): The number(s) must be at least 7 cm high.
(2): The number(s) must be painted a different colour than the door.
Section 4: The above sections apply to residential property only.
Section 5: Conviction for an offence under ss. 1 – 3 shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding £50.00.
Apply the Act to the following situations:
1. Mr and Mrs A live in an up market area where the houses only have names. Their house is called ‘The Larches’ and has no number.
2. Miss B has a brand new all-glass door. Her number is screwed to the garden gate.
3. Mr C lives in a flat over a chemist shop but has his own door at the back of the shop, which has no number).
4. Mrs D lives with her daughter in a cottage. They have a large plaque that they ordered from the garden centre. It has a beehive in the centre, the words ‘Honey Cottage’ written across the top and the words ‘TWENTY SEVEN’ written along the bottom. It is screwed to the wall next to the door.
5. Miss E is very artistic and has painted her door dark green. Above the knocker she has painted a white oval upon which the number of the house is painted in dark green.
6. The purpose of the Act was first discussed in a Government White Paper and caused a long debate at the second reading of the bill in the House of Commons. When interpreting the law, can a judge look at these two things?
Answer the following questions about the Act:
1. What was the purpose of this Act?
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2. What type of law has this Act created?
3. Which words in the Act might a judge wish to look up in a dictionary?
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