MARGINAL NOTES IN A STATUTE

• Date: 06 February 2019

"Though in modern times marginal notes do not generally afford legitimate aid to the construction of a statute, at least it is permissible to consider the general purpose of a section and the mischief at which it is aimed with the marginal notes in mind. (See: Stephens v. Cuckfield R.D.C. (1960) 2 Q.B. 373 at 383)." - Per Eso, J.S.C., in B.A. Alegbe, Speaker, Bendel...