Codifying and Consolidating Statutes.docx

Principles and Methods of Legislation and Interpretation of Statutes

Consolidating Consolidating and Codifying Statutes

Submitted to: Submitted by:Dr. Arti Puri

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Asso. Professor in La"s LL.M. #st Semester 1

Pan!ab $ni%ersity &egional Centre 'o - ()#* Ludhiana

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Ac+no"ledgement Upon the successful completion of this project, I would wish to thank everyone who has been a part of it. First and the foremost I thank Prof. Harmeet Singh Sandhu, Director, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana for providing me with the esteemed opportunity of presenting a project report on nter!retation of Statutes and Princi!les of Legislation and Dr. "rti Puri  for the clear concepts which she provided me about the Consolidating and Codifying Statutes which rendered great support during the drafting of this submission. And lastly, my heartiest gratitude towards all the respected authors of the numerous books I referred to, during the research process for this submission. It is truly said, ooks are our best friends.

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Codifying Statutes A Codifying Statute presents an orderly and an authoritative statement of the leading rules of law on a given subject, whether those rules are to be found in a statue law or common law1. The 1 %alsbury0 $aws of ngland 2( th dition3, 4ol. ((, p. (/ 2para 5/3. "odi6cation 7#ystemati8es "ase9$aw as well as #tatuts:;