I 1 Of interpretation
1. Where an enactment is repealed and re-enacted, with or without modifications, by an Act, Measure or instrument then, unless the contrary intention appears, any reference in any Canon to the repealed enactment is construed as a reference to the provision re-enacted.
2. In any Canon, unless the contrary intention appears, -
a. words importing the masculine gender include the feminine;
b. words importing the feminine gender include the masculine;
c. words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.
3. A reference to a Canon includes a reference to an instrument made under a Canon.
