# The Wills and Administration Proceedings (Northern Ireland) Order 1994, Article 26: Construction of certain expressions


(1) Unless a contrary intention appears from the will, in a will—
(a) “month” means calendar month;
(b) “person” includes a corporation;
(c) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;
(d) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine, and words importing the feminine gender include the masculine;
(e) “land” includes—
(i) buildings and other structures;
(ii) land covered by water;
(iii) any estate in land;
(iv) any beneficial interest, of which the testator could dispose by will, in capital money;
(v) if the testator dies owning no other property passing under a gift of land, any beneficial interest, of which the testator could dispose by will, in proceeds of sale under a trust for sale of land;
(f) “realty” or any cognate expression includes—
(i) any beneficial interest, of which the testator could dispose by will, in capital money arising from a legal or equitable fee simple;
(ii) if the testator dies owning no other property passing under a gift of realty, any beneficial interest, of which the testator could dispose by will, in proceeds of sale under a trust for sale of a legal or equitable fee simple.
(2) In this Article “capital money” means capital money under the Settled Land Acts 1882 to 1890.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1994/1899/article/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wills-and-administration-proceedings-northern-ireland-order-1994/article-26
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