General Clauses Act : Gender and number. Indian Bare Acts :

General Clauses Act,1897

Act No : 10

Section : Gender and number.

13. Gender and number.- In all 3*[Central Acts] and Regulations,unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- (1) words importing the masculine gender shall be taken to include females; and (2) words in the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa.