Rules about how statutes are read, made and ended: the last antecedent rule of construction, the deeming provision, the delay before a law takes effect, repeal and abrogation, desuetude and the royal rescript. A doctrine belongs here when its cited article describes a rule of statutory interpretation, enactment or repeal. It excludes constitutional structure and the review of agency action. The group is about technique, how a text is read and when it begins or ceases to bind, and never about what the text says on a subject.
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Abrogation in public law (Wikipedia)
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In United Kingdom public law, abrogation refers to the repealing, annulment, or overriding of a law, legal right, or constitutional value.
Deem (law) (Wikipedia)
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"Deem" has been traditionally considered to be useful when it is necessary to establish a legal fiction either positively by "deeming" something to be what it is not, or negatively by "deeming" something not to be what it is.
Desuetude (Wikipedia)
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In law, desuetude (; from French désuétude, from Latin desuetudo 'outdated, no longer custom') is a doctrine that causes statutes, similar legislation, or legal principles to lapse and become unenforceable by a long habit of non-enforcement or lapse of time.
Last antecedent rule (Wikipedia)
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The last antecedent rule is a controversial rule for interpreting statutes and contracts.
Rescript (Wikipedia)
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More formally, it is a document issued not on the initiative of the author, but in response to a question (usually legal) posed to the author.
Vacatio legis (Wikipedia)
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Vacatio legis (Latin for "absence of law") is a technical term in law which designates the period between the announcement of a legislation and its entering into force.
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