Interpretation Act 1978
1978 c. 30 · 33 provisionsView on legislation.gov.uk
An Act to consolidate the Interpretation Act 1889 and certain other enactments relating to the construction and operation of Acts of Parliament and other instruments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
- Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17
- Department for Business and Trade v The Information Commissioner [2025] UKSC 27
- Lipton and another v BA Cityflyer Ltd [2024] UKSC 24
- Matthew and others v Sedman and others [2021] UKSC 19
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood [2018] UKSC 22
- R (on the application of AAA (Syria) and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 42
- R (on the application of Bano) v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2026] UKSC 22
- R (on the application of Munir and another) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 32
- R v Docherty (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 62
- Regina v Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inland Revenue ex parte Wilkinson [2005] UKHL 30
- RM (AP) v The Scottish Ministers (Scotland) [2012] UKSC 58
- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v M [2006] UKHL 11
- The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi and another [2026] UKSC 25
- The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd and another v United Utilities Water Plc; The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Plc [2014] UKSC 40
- The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd (No 2) [2024] UKSC 22
- UKI (Kingsway) Limited v Westminster City Council [2018] UKSC 67
- Welsh Ministers v PJ [2018] UKSC 66
- X v Lord Advocate [2025] UKSC 44
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