LAW 142 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Constitution Act, 1982, Ultra Vires, Patriation
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Study guide: law 201 tutorial sept. 20, 2016. What are the most relevant facts of the case: issue. What is recorded for future trials: application. How the court applied the rule to the specific facts: conclusion. Accused was charged with being in possession of a credit card forging machine which was adapted for illegal use. Accused was granted an appeal by onca based on the fact that the word. Adapted (s. 369) was found to be ambiguous. The word adapted in s. (369) is ambiguous. Good to phrase it as a question: i, r. Where the words of one version may raise an ambiguity, courts should first look to the other official language version to determine whether its meaning is plain and unequivocal: a, c. The french version was unambiguous, it said modify in s 342, but in 369, it says adapt, which means they mean different things. So, in this case, adapt in 369, means suitable for.
