Reading down preserves statutory validity by restricting provisions to make them workable and harmonise them with the statute. The rule of Reading Down permits courts to construe a provision restrictively to make it workable and harmonise it with the statute to preserve validity, ... Summary
Reading down preserves statutory validity by restricting provisions to make them workable and harmonise them with the statute.
The rule of Reading Down permits courts to construe a provision restrictively to make it workable and harmonise it with the statute to preserve validity, but it must not introduce words or amounts to judicial legislation and must be applied only to fulfil the statute's scheme and purpose.
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