General Clauses Act, 1897

Section - 13 - Gender and number

Gender and number

13. In all [Central Acts] or Regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(1)- words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females; and
(2)- words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.

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