These are ACCA F4 English (CL/LW) Corporate and Business Law MCQs for Part-A of the Syllabus “Essential elements of the legal system”.

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Course:	ACCA – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Fundamental Level:	Applied Skills
Subject:	Corporate and Business Law
Paper:	F4 English – CL/LW
Chapter:	Sources of law
Chapter Number:	02 of the Practice and Exam Kit
Syllabus Area:	A – “Essential elements of the legal system”
Questions Type:	CBE MCQs
Exam Section:	Section A

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These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) cover the Syllabus Area Part A of the Syllabus; “Essential elements of the legal system” of ACCA F4 English (CL/LW) Corporate and Business Law Module.

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F4 (ENG) - Chapter 02 - Part A - MCQs

Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F4 (LW/CL) (ENGLISH) - Corporate And Business Law
Syllabus Area: A - Essential elements of the legal system
Chapter in Kit: 02 - Sources of law
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit

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1 / 15

Which of the following is a statement by a judge that is the basis for their decision and is what becomes binding on future judges?

Obiter dicta

Ratio decidendi

Per incuriam

2 / 15

Which of the following types of court decision occurs when a court higher in the hierarchy overturns the verdict of a lower court in the same case?

Overruling

Distinguishing

Reversing

3 / 15

Which of the following statements in relation to legislation is correct?

Legislation may not overrule or modify existing case law

Legislation may modify or replace existing statutes

Legislation may prevent a subsequent Parliament from changing the law

4 / 15

Which of the following types of legislation affects specific individuals or groups?

Public

Enabling

Private

5 / 15

Which rule of statutory interpretation states that words in a statute should be given their plain, ordinary meaning unless this would give rise to a manifest absurdity or inconsistency with the rest of the statute?

Golden rule

Mischief rule

6 / 15

Which of the following is an intrinsic aid to statutory interpretation?

Law commission reports

The long title of the Act

Hansard

7 / 15

Which of the following is the final appeal court for human rights issues for persons living in the UK?

European Court of Human Rights

Supreme Court

European Court of Justice

8 / 15

The decisions of which of the following courts is binding on the Court of Appeal?

The High Court

The County Court

The Court of Appeal

The Crown Court

9 / 15

Which of the following statements concerning the principle of binding precedent is NOT correct?

Mistakes by judges are eliminated

The law is based on actual, rather than theoretical, cases

General legal principles are established

The law is flexible and can develop with changing circumstances

10 / 15

Which TWO of the following are stages that a Bill passes through before becoming legislation?

Report stage

Approval stage

Committee stage

Fourth reading

11 / 15

Some statutory instruments require a resolution of Parliament to come into effect, but others must be laid before Parliament for a particular period of time before coming in effect.

How many days must statutory instruments be laid before Parliament before coming into effect?

12 / 15

Which rule or approach to statutory interpretation considers what the legislation is trying to achieve?

Literal rule

Purposive approach

Golden rule

Contextual rule

13 / 15

Presumptions of statutory interpretation provide judges with rules to use when interpreting legislation.

Which of the following statements in relation to the presumptions of statutory interpretation is correct?

A statute binds the Crown

A statute may not deprive a person of their property

A statute has effect outside the UK

A statute does not have retrospective effect

14 / 15

Which of the following is an extrinsic aid to statutory interpretation?

Side notes to the statute

The long title of the Act

Hansard

The preamble of the Act

15 / 15

Which TWO of the following statements in relation to the impact of UK Human Rights legislation are correct?

All new primary legislation must be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

Courts are not required to take the decisions of the European Court of Justice when making their decisions

The courts may strike out secondary legislation that is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

Courts must interpret legislation in such a way that is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights

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F4 (CL – ENG) – Chapter 02 – PART A – CBE MCQs – ACCA