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Law of Property Act 2000
50Construction of expressions used in deeds and other
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50 Construction of expressions used in deeds and other
instruments
(1) In all deeds, contracts, wills, orders and other instruments
executed, made or coming into operation after the commencement
of this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) month means calendar month;
(b) person includes a natural person and a body corporate;
(c) words indicating a gender include each other gender; and
(d) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural
include the singular.
(2) A covenant, power or other provision implied in a deed or other
instrument under an Act is to be construed in accordance with
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