As per "the golden rule of interpretation", statutes
Question and options
As per "the golden rule of interpretation", statutes
- are interpreted functionally unless absurdity results when saving clauses are read into it
- are interpreted functionally unless absurdity results and even then saving clauses are not read into it
- are interpreted literally unless absurdity results when saving clauses are read into it
- are interpreted literally unless absurdity results and even then saving clauses are not read into it
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - are interpreted literally unless absurdity results when saving clauses are read into it
Under the golden rule, words are given their literal meaning unless that leads to absurdity, in which case the meaning is modified to avoid it. So 'interpreted literally unless absurdity results when saving clauses are read into it' fits. The 'functionally' choices wrongly start from functional interpretation, and the literal choice that refuses saving clauses allows no correction.
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