When can a statute be read in pari materia?
A) When the same Minister has promoted the bill.
B) When at least two judges at the level of Court of Appeal or above have pronounced two statutes to be of the same matter.
C) When two statutes have been drafted by the same draftsmen.
D) When the statute concerns the same matter as another.

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Reading statutes in pari materia means interpreting them together because they pertain to the same subject matter, regardless of whether the same minister promoted them, the same draftsmen drafted them, or judges have pronounced them to be of the same matter.

When Can a Statute Be Read in Pari Materia