Law Unit 1- Cases & StatutesIntrinsic AidsDefinition SectionGuard Dogs Act 1975, Section 7, Guard Dogs & Premises.The Long TitleThe Abortion Act 1967: registered medical practitioner[RCN v DHSS]HeadingsThe Property Act 1925, Section 56: property[Beswick v Beswick]SchedulesHunting Act 2004: Sets out what is exempt from the ActPreambleClimate Change & Sustainable Energy Act 2006: Preamble gives purpose.The Rules of LanguageThe Ejusdem Generis: [Powell v Kempton Racecourse]- other place [R v Kensington & Chelsea] any other special reasonPurposive Approach[Fitzpatrick v Sterling HA]- member of family, Housing Act 1988- Family MemberLord Denning said that this approach was preferable to the literal rule because we do not sit to pull the language of Parliament to pieces and make nonsense of it. We sit to find the intention of Parliament.Golden RuleNarrow- a word or phrase has more than one literal meaning [Allen] to marryBroad- one literal meaning, apply it = absurd so they modify the meaning. [Adler v George] in the vicinity was modified to include inside a prohibited place.

Advantages: The main advantage of the Golden Rule is that it avoids absurd and unjust results that may be produced by applying the literal rule. [RE Sigsworth]- to avoid the absurd result that would lead to a murderer inheriting his victims estate. Administration of Estate Act 1925. If used in[Fisher v Bell]- D would have been guilty as Parliament clearly intended to prevent the purchasing of flick knives. Disadvantages: no clear definition of what amounts to an absurd result. Unpredictable. If used in [LNER v Berriman] a different set of judges may have chosen to avoid the unjust result. The judiciary are not elected and they should not have this power to decide when and how to use it.Michael Zander called it a feeble parachute.