NIRMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF LAW
B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme
Academic Year !""#"
Semes$er % &
HONOU'S (OU'SE )III ((ONSTITUTIONAL LAW *'OUP)
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING
Syllabus
1. Forms of Legislative Instrument units
1.1. Bills
1.2. Acts
1.3. Orders
1.4. Rules
1.5. Scedule
2. Ideals of drafting units
2.1. Sim!licit"
2.2. #reciseness
2.3. $onsistenc"
2.4. Alignment %it e&isting la%
2.5. Brevit"
3. #art of a Statute units
3.1. Long 'itle
3.2. #ream(le
3.3. )nacting Formula
3.4. Sort 'itle
3.5. )&tent and A!!lication
3.*. +e,nitions
3.-. #rinci!le #rovisions
3... Administrative /aciner"0 if an"0 contem!lated (" te
Statute.
3.1. #enal #rovisions
3.12. Rule and Regulation /a3ing #o%er
3.11. 'em!orar" #rovisions
3.12. Re!eal and Savings
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4. Oter As!ects of Acts units
4.1. #unctuation
4.2. /arginal 4otes
4.3. #rovisions
4.4. Illustrations
4.5. #resum!tions
4.*. 5se of non6o(stante clauses
4.-. Retros!ective )7ect
4... 8enr" 9III clause
4.1. )&ce!tions
4.12. Fictions
4.11. )&!lanations
5./a&ims of Inter!retation: ;eneral A!!roaces
*.+irective #rinci!les as #rinci!les !roviding rules for
$onstitutional and legal inter!retation
-. ;eneral $lauses Act0 1.1-
.. Legislation (" reference: incor!oration
1. Amending0 a $onsolidating and $odif"ing Statutes
12. ;eneral Rules of Inter!retation0 including a $onstitutional
Inter!retation
Suggested readings:
Indian La% Institute0 'e +rafting of La%s <11.2=
9e!a #. Saratil0 Inter!retation of Statutes <11.1= <Second
edition=
Allen0 La% in te ma3ing0 S%eet and /a& >ell
'omson. ;.$.0 Legislative +rafting0 Butter%orts0 London
?ander0 /.0 'e La% /a3ing #rocess0 >idenfeld @ Icolson0
)ngland
Renton $A8ee Re!ort0 #re!aration of Legislation0 S%eet and /a&
>ell.
'orton0 Legislative +rafting
#. /. Ba&i0 Legislative +rafting0 Indian La% Institute