78 Interpretation clause.U.K.
In the construction of this Act, unless there be something in the context repugnant thereunto, any word denoting the singular number or the male sex shall be taken to extend to any number of persons or things and to both sexes; . . . F1.
Textual Amendments
F1Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c.43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I