Recital (law)

In law, a recital (from Latin: recitare, "to read out"[1]) consists of an account or repetition of the details of some act, proceeding or fact. Particularly, in law, that part of a legal document—such as a lease, which contains a statement of certain facts—which contains the purpose for which the deed is made.[2]

In European Union law, a recital is a text that sets out reasons for the provisions of an act, while avoiding normative language and political argumentation.[3]

By convention, recitals start with the word Whereas.

A recital can, and should, be taken into account when interpreting the meaning of a contractual agreement.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Recite". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 2008.
  2. ↑ "Recital". A law dictionary : adapted to the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and of the several states of the American union, with references to the civil and other systems of foreign law. Vol. II (Fifteenth ed.). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. 1883. pp. 517–518.
  3. ↑ "Recitals". The European Union. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  4. ↑ Standstill agreements: lessons in drafting from (1) Exsus Travel Limited (2) Coronation Limited v (1) Baker Tilly (2) Baker Tilly Audit LLP [2016 EWHC 2818 (Ch)], accessed 27 December 2016
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