​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Preamble


A preamble is the introductory part of a statute that explains its purposes and objectives.


It usually appears after the long title and before the main provisions of the legislation.


Modern public statutes rarely contain detailed preambles, although they still appear in some constitutional or significant legislation.


In private Bills, the preamble plays an especially important role and must be formally proved.


Courts may sometimes use a preamble as an aid to statutory interpretation.