# Deacons (Ordination of Women) Measure 1986, Section 4: Interpretation.


In any Canon, order, rule or regulation relating to deacons, words importing the masculine gender include the feminine, unless the contrary intention appears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/1986/4/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deacons-ordination-of-women-measure-1986/section-4
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