Legislation Act
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160 References to people generally (1) In an Act or statutory instrument, a reference to a person generally includes a reference to a corporation as well as an individual. (2) Subsection (1) is not displaced only because there is an express reference to either an individual or a corporation elsewhere in the Act or statutory instrument. Examples—references to a person generally 1 another person 2 anyone else 3 party 4 someone else 5 employer Examples—express references to a corporation 1 body corporate 2 company Examples—express references to an individual 1 adult 2 child 3 spouse 4 driver (3) Subsection (2) does not limit the operation of section 6. Note Section 6 deals with the displacement of a provision of this Act.