IOS 2601 Revision Questions With
Answers
Name the 5 examples of original legislation - Answer - 1. New Acts of Parliament
2. New Provincial Acts
3. Provincial ordinances
4. New Municipal legislation
5. Legislation of former homelands
Name the sources where you would find the constitutional values - Answer - 1.
Constitution
2. Our common law heritage
3. The African concept of Ubuntu
4. International Human Rights Law
5. Foreign decisions with similar constitutions
List and briefly discuss the relevance of 8 internal aids that may be consulted to
determine the objective of a piece of legislation - Answer - 1. The legislative text in
another official language
• Before the commencement of the interim Constitution, legislation in South Africa was
drafted in 2 official languages and the text in the other language was used to clarify
obscurities
2. The preamble
• The preamble usually contains a programme of action or a declaration of intent with
regard to the broad principles contained in the particular statute
• A preamble on its own can never provide the final meaning of the legislative text
3. The long title
• Provides a short description of the subject matter of the legislation
• The role played by the long title in helping to ascertain the purpose of the legislation
will in each case depend on the information it contains
• The courts are entitled to refer to the long title of a statute to establish the purpose of
the legislation (Bhyat v Commissioner for Immigration)
• The long title and all other intra and extra- textual aids must be used right from the
outset to determine the purpose of legislation
• It usually starts with "To provide for"/ "To regulate"/ "To give effect to"
➢ Usually ends with "matters concerned therewith"
4. The definition clause
• Almost all statutes contain a definition clause
• This is an explanatory list of terms in which certain words or phrases used in the
legislation are defined
• The definition section always starts with the phrase "In this Act..." unless the context
indicates otherwise
5. Headings to chapters and sections
• May be regarded as introductions to those chapters or sections
• Within the framework of text-in-context, headings may be used to determine the
purpose of the legislation
6. Schedules
Answers
Name the 5 examples of original legislation - Answer - 1. New Acts of Parliament
2. New Provincial Acts
3. Provincial ordinances
4. New Municipal legislation
5. Legislation of former homelands
Name the sources where you would find the constitutional values - Answer - 1.
Constitution
2. Our common law heritage
3. The African concept of Ubuntu
4. International Human Rights Law
5. Foreign decisions with similar constitutions
List and briefly discuss the relevance of 8 internal aids that may be consulted to
determine the objective of a piece of legislation - Answer - 1. The legislative text in
another official language
• Before the commencement of the interim Constitution, legislation in South Africa was
drafted in 2 official languages and the text in the other language was used to clarify
obscurities
2. The preamble
• The preamble usually contains a programme of action or a declaration of intent with
regard to the broad principles contained in the particular statute
• A preamble on its own can never provide the final meaning of the legislative text
3. The long title
• Provides a short description of the subject matter of the legislation
• The role played by the long title in helping to ascertain the purpose of the legislation
will in each case depend on the information it contains
• The courts are entitled to refer to the long title of a statute to establish the purpose of
the legislation (Bhyat v Commissioner for Immigration)
• The long title and all other intra and extra- textual aids must be used right from the
outset to determine the purpose of legislation
• It usually starts with "To provide for"/ "To regulate"/ "To give effect to"
➢ Usually ends with "matters concerned therewith"
4. The definition clause
• Almost all statutes contain a definition clause
• This is an explanatory list of terms in which certain words or phrases used in the
legislation are defined
• The definition section always starts with the phrase "In this Act..." unless the context
indicates otherwise
5. Headings to chapters and sections
• May be regarded as introductions to those chapters or sections
• Within the framework of text-in-context, headings may be used to determine the
purpose of the legislation
6. Schedules
