Annex 2. The Uniform Law Conference of Canada Model Interpretation Act

• Author: John Mark Keyes/Wendy Gordon
• Pages: 161-182

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The Uniform Law Conference of

Canada Model Interpretation Act1

UNIFORM LAW CONFERENCE OF CANADA

CIVIL LAW SECTION

MODEL INTERPRETATION ACT

AND COMMENTARIES

Adopted December 2015

DRAFTING, INTERPRETING, AND APPLYING LEGISLATION

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MODEL INTERPRETATION ACT

Part 1 — General

Interpretation

1 (1) In this Act:

“enact” includes issue, make, establish or prescribe;

“repeal” includes revoke, cancel or rescind.

(2) An enactment that has expired, is no longer authorized or

has otherwise ceased to have eect is deemed repealed for the pur-

poses of this Act.

COMMENTARY— In this Model Act (MA) “enact” and “repeal”

are only intended to apply to the Model Act (MA). Section  of the

MA contains def‌initions that are applicable to all Acts and statutory

instruments.

COMMENTARY— e following may be a useful provision to

authorize the express repeal of enactments referred to in the pro-

posed subsection (). If the provision is only to apply to “regulations”

then this provision should be included in the Act that deals with

the f‌iling and publishing of regulations.

Consider: — (x) e Lieutenant Governor in Council [Governor in

Council] may repeal a statutory instrument that has expired, is no

longer authorized or has otherwise ceased to have eect even though

the statutory instrument being repealed was made by a member of

the Executive Council or some other body or person.

Application

2 Every provision of this Act applies to every enactment, whenever

enacted, unless a contrary intention appears in this Act or in an

enactment.