Landmark case · Interpretation of Statutes · Semester 4
Attorney-General v. H.R.H. Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
[1957] AC 436 · House of Lords
The preamble is part of the context but cannot restrict unambiguous enacting words.
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Internal aids: long title, preamble, headings, illustrations, explanation, proviso and punctuation — Unit IV, Interpretation of Statutes.
Related sections:
- General Clauses Act, 1897, 3 — Definitions
- Constitution of India, Preamble — Key to the minds of the framers