成文法則

在英國法律中，成文法則^[1]（英語：enactment）可指整部法例或法例之一部分，或指根據某項法例制定的法律文書（英語：legal instrument）之全部或部分。

在Wakefield Light Railways Company v Wakefield Corporation一案中，法官指出：「成文法則」與「法令」（act）涵義不同；「法令」是指整部法令，而法令的某一條或該條之一部分則須稱作「成文法則」。^[2]

在Rathbone v Bundock一案中，法官指出：在某些情況下，「成文法則」的涵義不僅包括法規（statute），還包括法定文書；在《1960年道路交通法令》中則未必如此，例如該法令第269條及附表18就對「成文法則」與「法定文書」有所區分。^[3]

香港《釋義及通則條例》第3條則訂明，「成文法則（enactment）的涵義與條例的涵義相同」。^[1]

參見

James, John S. "Enactment". Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases. Fourth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell. London. 1972. Volume 2. Pages 900 to 901.
Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone (editor in chief). Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Reissue. 1995. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Paragraph 1232 at page 727.
Halsbury's Laws. Third Edition. Volume 36. Page 362.
Reshi, Ravinder (editor). The Digest: Annotated British, Commonwealth and European Cases. 1997 2nd reissue. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd. London. 1997. Volume 45. Pages 384 to 405.
Saunders, John B (General editor). "Enactment". Words and Phrases Legally Defined. Second Edition. Butterworths. London. 1969. Reprinted 1974. SBN 406 08030 5 (for the complete set of volumes). Volume 2. SBN 406 08032 1 (for this volume). Page 159.
Saunders, John B (General editor). Words and Phrases Legally Defined: Supplement 1986. Second Edition. Butterworths. London. 1986. ISBN 0 406 08061 5. Page 118.

[1]
第1章《釋義及通則條例》 ── 第3條詞語和詞句的釋義. www.elegislation.gov.hk. 電子版香港法例. [2023-01-16]. （原始內容存檔於2019-01-20）.
[2]
Wakefield Light Railways Company v Wakefield Corporation [1906] 2 KB 140; affirmed [1907] 2 KB 256, CA; sub nom Wakefield Corporation v Wakefield and District Light Railways Company [1908] AC 293, HL
[3]
Rathbone v Bundock [1962] 2 QB 260 at 273, also reported in [1962] 2 All ER 257 at 259