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Article 2 — Definitions
§ 2.1
Use of Words and Interpretations
§ 2.1.1
For the purposes of these regulations, the following shall apply to the use of all
words:
(a)When appropriate to the context, words used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; words used in the present tense shall include the future tense, and vice versa.
(b)Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine.
(c)The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary.
(d)The word "may" is permissive.
(e)Use of the word "and" is inclusive and requires that all of the component phrases so connected must be present or fulfilled for sufficiency.
(f)Use of the word "or" is not exclusive (as in "either ... or"), and requires that at least one of the component phrases so connected must be present or fulfilled for sufficiency. The word "or" may allow more than one component phrase to be present or fulfilled, as is implied by the common term "and/or."