24Construction of certain references, expressions, and words

24 Construction of certain references, expressions, and words

*[Section 24 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ]**[Section 24 Amended by No. 39 of 1981, s. 14 ]*In any Act –

(a) references to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of that Act, or to the Crown, shall be construed as references to the Sovereign for the time being;

(b) expressions referring to writing shall be construed as including references to any mode of representing or reproducing words, figures, or symbols in a visible form;

(ba) [Section 24 Amended by No. 63 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:23 Mar 1998] expressions referring to printing shall be construed as including references to typewriting and writing reproduced by lithography or by any mechanical, electrical or electronic means;

(bb) references to a document shall be construed as including references to –

(i) any paper or other material on which there is printing or writing or on which there are marks, symbols, or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them; and

(ii) [Section 24 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999] a disc, tape, or other article from which sounds, images, writing, or messages are capable of being reproduced; and

(c) [Section 24 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(d) words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular –

and where any word is defined every derivative of that word shall have a meaning corresponding with such definition.