Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00261:schedule:1:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00261
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 8/8)
Character Range: 162081–163480

the same sex as that other person.
Part 6—Parts of speech and grammatical forms
13. In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears, where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have corresponding meanings.
Part 7—Number
14. In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears, words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular.
Part 8—Reckoning of time
15. Where, in these Rules, any period of time, dating from a given day, act or event, is required or allowed for any purpose, the time is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be reckoned exclusive of that day or the day of that act or event.
16. Where the last day of any period required or allowed by a provision of these Rules for the doing of anything falls on a Saturday, on a Sunday or on a day which is a public holiday or a bank holiday in the place in which the thing is to be or may be done, the thing may be done on the first day following which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday or bank holiday in the place.
Part 9—Attainment of particular age
17. For the purposes of these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears, the time at which a person attains a particular age expressed in years is the commencement of the relevant anniversary of the date of the birth of that person.