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Regarding the use of the Preamble of an Act as an internal aid, the modern Indian rule is:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A.
1. The ICSI text traces the early conflict — *Mills v. Wilkins* (1794) (preamble not part of the statute) versus the view that 'the preamble is the key to open the meaning of the makers of the Act'.
2. The **modern rule lies between these two extremes**: **where the enacting part is explicit and unambiguous, the preamble cannot be resorted to** to control, qualify or restrict it, **but where the enacting part is ambiguous, the preamble can be referred to** to explain and elucidate it.
3. *Raj Mal v. Harnam Singh* (1928) 9 Lah. 260 and *Powell v. Kempton Park Race Course Co.* (1899) AC 143, 157 are cited authorities.
4. Options A, C and D all distort the settled modern position.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 3, 'Internal Aids — Preamble', pp. 91-92._
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