Pepper v. Hart

Pepper v. Hart

Pepper v Hart [1993] AC 593 is a landmark decision of the House of Lords on the use of legislative history in statutory interpretation. The Court established the principle that when primary legislation is ambiguous then, under certain circumstances, the court may refer to statements made in the House of Commons or House of Lords in an attempt to interpret the meaning of the legislation. Before this ruling such an action would have been seen as a breach of parliamentary privilege. [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/notes/snpc-00392.pdf|title=Pepper v Hart Standard Note: SN/PC/392|publisher=The Stationery Office|author=Charlotte Littleboy and Richard Kelly|date = 2005-06-22|accessdate=9 October|accessyear=2006]

Judgment

Lord Griffiths opened his judgment (617) with the following,

Lord Mackay of Clashfern L.C. (the Lord Chancellor) dissented.

Notes


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