(Trinidad and Tobago) The Board considered that when interpreting a statute certain requirements had to be met before external materials could be used. The scope for enquiry into extraneous records, following Pepper v Hart [1993] AC 593, is broadly limited to situations where the legislation is ambiguous, the material relied upon is a ministerial or similar statement, which is made at the time of the relative Bill’s passage through Parliament and is clear in its terms.
Judges:
Lord Phillips, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Dyson, Lord Wilson
Citations:
[2012] UKPC 33
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Cited – Transport for London v Uber London Ltd Admn 16-Oct-2015
TFL sought a declaration as to the legality of the Uber taxi system. Otherwise unlicensed drivers took fares with fees calculated by means of a smartphone app. The Licensed Taxi drivers said that the app operated as a meter and therefore required . .
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Commonwealth
Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463664