Principle

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION — Court’s Interpretative Jurisdiction — Court Cannot Import One Statute Into Another

Area of law
STATUTORY INTERPRETATION
Court
Supreme Court

Courts cannot import provisions from one statute into another. The principle applies to statutory interpretation. Judicial legislation violates separation of powers. The rule respects legislative supremacy. The court must interpret each statute on its own terms. The principle is fundamental.

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