http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/30/section/6/enactedInterpretation Act 1978LegislationKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-07-05 Interpretation and constructionGender and number 6 In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears,— a words importing the masculine gender include the feminine; b words importing the feminine gender include the masculine; c words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.
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