Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Interpretation of Statutes — Use of the Word “Shall”

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that "shall" may be mandatory, permissive, or directory depending on context, but in the case at hand, it connotes mandatoriness, and legislation is to be given its ordinary interpretation. The principle applies in statutory interpretation. It ensures that the word is interpreted…

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