alleryStart learning →Pepper v Hart permits reference to Parliamentary statements when a law is:
AWholly repealed
BAmbiguous in wording
CMade retrospective
DPlain in its wording
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ambiguous in wording
The House of Lords allowed such statements as an aid only where the primary legislation is ambiguous.
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