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) [*\[Section 24 Amended by No. 63 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:23 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-23/act-1997-063#JS1@Ja1@GC3@EN) 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) [*\[Section 24 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-061#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpa@EN) a disc, tape, or other article from which sounds, images, writing, or messages are capable of being reproduced; and > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 24 Amended by No. 61 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-061#JS1@Ja1@GC2@Hpb@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > > > (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.