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What is the role of a competent legislature in amending legislation?
What is the primary function of the court?
What is the purpose of informal judicial amendment?
What happens when a court rules legislation unconstitutional?
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What is the purpose of textual amendment?
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Which body can amend provincial legislation?
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What is the primary difference in the power of courts before and after 1994?
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What is necessary for legislation to 'disappear'?
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What is implied in the power to enact legislation?
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Who has the power to amend or repeal legislation?
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What is necessary for a court to declare legislation invalid?
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What is the relationship between the Constitution and legislation?
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What can happen to delegated legislation if it does not comply with administrative law requirements?
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What is the purpose of a transitional period in repealing legislation?
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What happens to a repealed law when there is no express transitional period?
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What is the difference between repeal and substitution of legislation?
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What is the role of Section 11 of the Interpretations Act?
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What happens when a law is repealed without being substituted?
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What happens to provisions incorporated by reference when the original legislation is repealed?
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What is the primary purpose of a sunset clause?
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What occurs when two enactments clash?
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What is the effect of suspending legislation?
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What is required for the presumption of implied repeal to apply?
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What is the result of repealing legislation that incorporated provisions by reference?
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What is the outcome when a court rules that one piece of legislation prevails over another?
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What is the purpose of the cessante ratione legis, cessat et ipsa lex rule?
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What is the Overview Presumption in relation to legislation?
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What happens when there is a conflict between national and provincial legislation?
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What is the effect of a court's ruling on conflicting legislation?
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What is the purpose of formal amendment with a sunset clause?
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