# Loan Societies Act 1840 (repealed 19.11.1998), Section 29: Interpretation clause.

Extent: E+W

. . . whenever in this Act, in describing any person or thing, the word importing the singular number or the masculine gender only is used, the same shall be understood to include also several persons or things, and females as well as males; unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/3-4/110/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/loan-societies-act-1840-repealed-19111998/section-29
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