In the 1836 Act so far as it remains capable of having effect—
(a)any reference to the borough of Beverley shall have effect as if it were a reference to the extended Beverley area;
(b)any reference to the limits of the borough of Beverley shall be construed as a reference to the limits of that area;
(c)in sections 31 and 33, for “Widows Roll” there shall be substituted “Successors Roll”; and
(d)in section 72, after “Male;” there shall be inserted the words “and the words “widow” and “widowhood” and any other word importing the feminine gender only shall extend and be applied to a male as well as a female”.