Hosiery Act 1843

XXXV Construction of Terms.

And be it enacted, That in all Cases under this Act the Singular is to include the Plural, and the Masculine the Feminine; and in an Indictment or Information for Offences against the Property of Partners, Joint Stock Companies, or Trustees, it shall be sufficient to lay the Ownership in the Name of One Partner or Trustee and another or others ; that the "Words " Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, Flax, Mohair, or Silk Materials," shall be construed to extend to any of the said Materials mixed with each other or with any other Material or Materials; and that the Words " Manufacture " and " Work" shall extend to all Trades, Occupations, Operations, and Employments whatsoever connected with or incidental to the Manufacture of any of the said Materials, or any Parts, Branches, or Processes thereof, and likewise to such Materials, whether the same or any Part thereof be or be not in the whole or in part first wrought, made up, or manufactured or converted into merchantable Wares.