FL04: Introduction to Statutes

Question 1

What are statutes?

Answer 1

Acts of Parliament

Question 2

What is an Act of Parliament described as?

Answer 2

Document that set out legal rules

Question 3

What is an amendment to a statute called?

Answer 3

Addition,
Alteration, OR
Improvement

Question 4

What is a Repeal?

Answer 4

The removal of a statute or a section of an Act that is no longer applied

Question 5

Name the sequence of a Section

Answer 5

Section Number & Title
Subsection
Paragraph
Clause

Question 6

What are the importance of the elements of offences?

Answer 6

To prove the the act and the intention of the offender

Question 7

What is an offender’s guilty act referred to as?

Answer 7

Actus Reus

Question 8

Explain what Actus Reus mean

Answer 8

The physical act or effort required to carry out the offence

Question 9

What is an offender’s guilty mind referred to as?

Answer 9

Mens Rea

Question 10

Explain what Mens Rea means

Answer 10

The intention or the the guilty knowledge when committed the offence

Question 11

What are all the parts of an offence referred to as?

Answer 11

Elements

Question 12

Explain the ‘Criminal Analysis Method’

Answer 12

To prove Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and all other elements of the offence

Question 13

What is the statute of limitations of an offence?

Answer 13

The maximum amount of time to initiate Court Proceedings