Court Houses (Ireland) Act, 1840

Interpretation of terms.

6. In the construction of this Act the word “county” shall be construed to include in its meaning county of a city, county of a town, town and liberties, and riding or division of a county; and whenever in this Act words are used importing the singular number or the masculine gender only it shall be understood to include several matters as well as one matter, and several persons as well as one person, and females as well as males; unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction.