ACCA · Question 02 · Essential elements of the legal system
A judge is interpreting a 19th-century statute regarding 'carriages on the highway' to determine if it applies to modern electric hoverboards. The judge looks at the original problem Parliament intended to solve (preventing pedestrian injuries) and applies the statute to hoverboards to solve that same problem.
Which rule of statutory interpretation is the judge applying?
Answer options:
The literal rule.
The golden rule.
The mischief rule.
The purposive approach.
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