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The Pub lic Orde r Act 1986 11 ·
, s required notice to b
ol d pu bl'1c proces s10 n, i ncludi e giv e n of a proposal
to h a
ng .the route
where the processio n w as'commonly of the pro cession,· ex cept
or customarily hel d'. The issue
arose : could a processio n attract the except
ion w ithout havi ng a pre de -
termined route ? If not , the procession could not
could not pro per ly he give n. This be held, as notice thereof
implied prohibition would operate
alongside an e xpr ess prohibit io n elsewhere in
the Act. The Hous·e of
Lords applied the exceptio n. Lord Rodger (Barone Ha
•'Where the Act contains a specifi ss le agreeing) said
c p「ov1s10 ··n .prohibiting certam proces-
sions, there is no room for implying into another provision a requirement
which wou ld hav e the effect of prohibiti n
g a differe �t type of
procession'.5 , 1 , .•, ., .. ,
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1·Co Litt 183b, 210a.
畔teman v Sadler [1910] AC 514 per Lord Dunedi�
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3. B (a minor) v DPP [1998] 4 All ER 265. . 1 · · · ·r.
4 Per Rougier J at 274. The decision
in that case was reversed by the Ho�se of Ilords'on the
basis that the 1�56 Act contained a'motley collection of offences'�e�ring'no satisf�ctorily
clear or coherent pattern': [2000) 2 AC 428 at p 465H per'Lord Nicholls.
Kay v M· etropolitan Police Comr [2008) 1 WLR 2723; 2735:1. ' ·
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Section 23.12: Expressio unius rinciple 一 expressing one thing
excludes another
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(1) Where 'al-'�ct面ehtiods 'one or mo花thiri
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excludes·other'thiri七s of the s柚e kind�''._
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(2) 、這s�d irHHe fa禪m印m'expresszo u,:zzus
Thi s priritip,l e' i s'often'f:XP
est ex磾s'io証rius'(to express dhe ,.'':thing'is t6 . ixclud矗�otper); or
for short, the expressio unius principle.
(3) It appl ies in pa rt i cular where a gene�al formula is accompanied by
., - n�mmg唧ly、,some members of that
words:<_>f.y�t�n��on <;>,r, ex:c. eption
. class. The-re m ajning,µiem bers of.the,�lqss are -taken to _b e exclude d
from. these w9rds. . . ii'.-''· j· ' ,,, fifl'_;, I . 'JJ I
Comment
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;: (I 「 .I·,' •!· ;'.,.Jl''/i: I s exclusio
e-given the. Lat�n tag. e�pr�SfiO umu
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,'Th�principle.'·q
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f匈qq�tr µ ctiq n,can, _b,
by, ,rhe:; prdin ary prop osmo n that when a
1 alterius, equally�.iqiply,, explaine d ession,
or what,1s. , . within -the meaning of,a�expr
legislative provision sets-out who
else is .
it ordinarily means that no-one e lse or nothing
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on. pp lica9on, being based 9�.th
p is of coµim
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"'nci·le
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The expressio, unius;pri rhe.r;e-,w _s no reas9n for
ai:gument that ,(uµJ�ss 1som e other reason, a pp,e�r�) a
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Chapter 23: Textual Analysis:Other, Cano
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.·operate�,only ,where not
Like• all canons of construction this principle
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outweighed by other interpretative factors.,, ,
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Mention of one thing f!�cludes other things_ pf same
le is probably where
The main -application. of the exp'ressib unius,.princip _
tems are expressly
some·only of a possible series·of. substantives·or other i
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designated.
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、, and, the land ancillarY,, ther��o, . l : •. , µseq .fpr, Fh� . pu_rposes of the missio_n
including the residence of.th(! head of thr ;1!1:issio!t'.- 4 lt_.-yyas .held that
_specific mention of_ the ;esidenc_e或th�, h_?�d f_ th� �is�ip�made·it cl��_r
that the int_ention was t�exsi�de_ the resiµ�nc�s,; �(9Fht;r,_ me�bers of the
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:'•The Housing Act 1-957; s 10(4) provided'th:at'where·s呻m�ry·proceed
, ,- ings were taken for the recovery of exp 函ses'the'limitation period ran
from the date of the demand or, if there was an- appeal, •from the date
when the demand became operative. The Act was silent as to when the
;,) limitation period began where proceedings were,taken in the High Court
or county court. ,
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Held In the latter case the l'· 1m1tat10n period began, as is usual, when the
cause of action accrued. Taylor LJ said: ; 1;,w」'.)
'The rationale of t he dist inct ion between summary, aµd q91
e r」periods probably
lies in [t he lengt hs of] the respect ive limit ation perio
r,,, s pecial to s 10(4) ds . . . t he express.ion,
, t hat t ime. runs from se rvice 'of! the -demand·or whe n it
' becomes I operative, is, intended to dist inguis h
. s 血n'iary! 1p rocee din�s fr om
ot her proceeding. s Inclusio unius,exclu�io alterius '.?,• 氘) k.:
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Implie d exclusi
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on
principle·applies r'to exc
Whe�e- the• lude an
rin ctple by which that'ite m can be include item there may be another
P · e.
d wher e appropnat
E逗LE
RSC Ord 55 r 8 made express prov ·
1s1on for the right of specified persons
to app ear and be heard • on an' appeal. These did not include the tribunal
from whose decision an appeal�as brought.
Latham J said:' .
'I t is argued that on the application of
, th e princi ple expressro unrus exclusion
alterius a tribunal is n o t entitled to app ear and be heard. I think that is strictly
correct, in the sense _that_ a·�ribunal has n o right
has ample p owers to pe��,it the tribunal to appeato appear . . . But the court
r and be heard in appropriate
matters .
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, interim payment�It,r was,,argued1 that; because no such-·.rule•had�beefi
made, a corresponding洱igh·�c \Urt_ rule for interim payment could'be
relied on by .virtu�:of函103.)i_T <�成」 d:1i/ / I ) -ifr·q C 「;;, : ,, ·1'...r··」 -r.
Held the argument was rejected. Eveleigh LJ said: �- 1• ·.
• ,1'ff a power is giy��- Q.Y�t11tµte, -�P.Q th� st�tute)ays,do»rn the vy;iy, in�h�ch·that
., , powe「 is.to ,b,e,.._�fp;旦ght into e邸�_teq. _ c:f7,. i_� �us�,b,e br ou�_!l�_.,�to existence�y that
, . method and
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The Parliamenfary�Voters Regi'stfation·Act'•1843,-'s·51 specifieci a
particular penalty where the·overseer wilfully·insert乩the'·names·of
,unqualified person,s. in. the voters'_ l,ist.! ., /11 I' > '1 I;'! ·'l ,·• l Ji 丶•I •
Held. This meant; n o indictment :would -lie against hiin_, for.. s�atut�ry
misdemeanor. 11.,'r;' I '. . . 國;;"', , , . Ii , - , ;'f_!f' (
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EX磾LE
Whery an Act provided that in certain circumstances ,Crown land 、 CO!.!!P
be forfeited and was then li�ble to be sold at auction no other mode of
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'• d碌ling •-wfrli"forfe itea·land·was'p,erin1ss1ble. ·, ,., 丶.., : Jl . :; :.1i1; :孓 r! 」
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EX磾LE
that w?ere a·priso?er
The Criminal Justice Act 1967, s 62(3) stated !
released oh licence was recalled to prison he was to be g1ven reasons for
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his recall.• No ,such requirement was imposed where a requ�st for release
' on',Jicen'ce was refused. Brightma_ n 9�aid: .'
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s the duty to giv e reasons 1s
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exptessly imposed wh ere recall to prison is in
licence is in issue, it seems fairly obvious that
issue, but not where reJe·ase on ,p
case.
the duty was not intended to be imposed in the latter
' contained·numerous provisions
�irnilarly, ,it was held that where an, Act
Secre函y, of S國te for ,the.Environ-
imposing an express obligation on the
ations'it is impossible to imply a
rncnt to give notice of planning determin
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,duty呣the··· _ c. o屯se,,! of
( as op posed to·a b gat on
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s
羽潁O'd
statutory obligat ion
re 00; express• 0 h 1 1 im pose_ d'_.1�
notic e, whe
administration) to give 1•11. _. ·l
Words of extension ' \�1
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p lie d to words o f; extensi�n.
Where
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cip ' is fte n ap . ,
Jhe�xpressio uni�s prin term does 0{doe
s n ot mclude a ce�區\n cla
ss
�er a sta ted
o
.J•.·operation. It imp
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osed annual
London', but specified . tith es •. on•'the citizens. and inhabitants' of
certain exempt
.11 ,who was not. so specified, ·citizens. The D ean of, -St, !Pau l's,
relied on the
:,ecclesiae decimas solv
ere on de e common-law .maxim ecclesia
tithes to another chur )>�
ch b t (one church is not .oblige d-. �0 P,aY
, Held The expressio.
unius rincip
le he re carried' t
,, Dean could not•be treatel
as exenipted.1名 、 greater weigh t, and· he
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The Road T1;affic R egJ.Ilatio.I) A
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law g enerally. It s,tated: .. ,.,」 澤contained an
r h e , , exception from
, No statutory provision·-1mpo
s ing a s
_ peed limit on m
ro any vehicle on an occasion�hen 1t otor vehicles shall apply
is be·
or police pur poses , if the observallce (' tng, u sed fo�6re brigade, ambulan�e
the use ol �he veh_icle o ,t,h,ose provisio
ro h in der for、 the I?.� ns (sic) ,would b e likely
, , ,, 「J:?�se for whi�h·1t·1s being u sed on
that occasion. l
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2 Cross Statutory 瓦terpretatio'n (J`r`d edri by' Bell ,and
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·Erigle) 1995) p.140.. ,,
3 R v Caledonian R/y'Co (1850) 16·QB寇' t3'o :
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s ection -23: 13: Expressio unius pnnctple: where other.reason for", >i因
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23.13 Tli ere is ho room'for the application° 'f the expfessio uniuS'principle
"to exclud�certain: thing's'exists
Where sdm� 造細other-than the intention ,. , I ,, , !.• l\l ,,, • I·r , [
for ' mention麻 some out not'other�·.. , \, ...'I ,,!, 因 ';f; I J, 」 I,. 1,; u(JIJII'... ;
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