Social:Interpretation Measure 1925

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Short description: Church of England measure

Short description: United Kingdom legislation
Interpretation Measure 1925[lower-alpha 1]
Long titleA Measure passed by the National Assembly of the Church of England. To provide for the construction of the Constitution of the National Assembly of the Church of England referred to in theM1 Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and for the construction and proof of Measures passed under that Act.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 5. No. 1
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent28 May 1925
Commencement28 May 1925[lower-alpha 2]
Other legislation
Amended by
  • Interpretation Act 1978
  • Synodical Government Measure 1969
  • Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004
  • Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019
Relates to
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Interpretation Measure 1925 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Revised text of statute as amended

The Interpretation Measure 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5 No. 1) is a Church of England measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England legislating how to interpret future Church of England measures - later it would also cover Church of England instruments.[1][2]

The long title of states that it provides for the "construction of the Constitution of the National Assembly of the Church of England referred to in the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919".[3]

The Interpretation Measure 1925 is listed in 'The Interpretation of Statutes'.[4]

The measure also provides some the definitions in the amendment to the Treasure Act 1996 under The Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023.[5][6] The Measure is also used to interpret certain other legislation such as the Care of Cathedrals Rules 1990 and the Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Rules 1994.[7][8]

See also

Notes

  1. Section 7.
  2. The Acts of Parliament (Commencement) Act 1793.

References

  1. "ROYAL COMMISSION.". Parliament of the United Kingdom. https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1925/may/28/royal-commission. "The following Bills, and Measure passed according to the provisions of Section four of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act, 1919, received the Royal Assent: ... Interpretation Measure, 1924." 
  2. Template:Cite legislation Church of Englandcite legislation
  3. "INTERPRETATION MEASURE 1925 (No. 1)". National Archives. 1925-05-28. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/Geo5/15-16/1/1991-02-01#commentary-c887793. "To provide for the construction of the Constitution of the National Assembly of the Church of England referred to in the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and for the construction and proof of Measures passed under that Act." 
  4. Langan, P. St. J.. The Interpretation of Statutes. Sweet & Maxwell Limited. pp. 366–368. 
  5. Bevan, Chris (2023-12-08). "A New Definition of ‘Treasure’ under the Treasure Act 1996: Watershed Reform or Missed Opportunity?". The Modern Law Review 87 (2): 430–447. doi:10.1111/1468-2230.12860. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12860. 
  6. The Treasure (Designation) (Amendment) Order 2023, The National Archives, 2023-03-30, SI 2023/404, http://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/404/made 
  7. Care of Cathedrals Rules 1990, The National Archives, 1990, SI 1990/2335, http://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2335/made 
  8. Incumbents (Vacation of Benefices) Rules 1994, The National Archives, 1994, SI 1994/703, http://legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/703/made