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Interpretation of Act.
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25. Where the word “railway” is used in this Act it shall be construed to extend to railways constructed under the powers of any Act of Parliament; and when the words “passenger railway” are used in this Act they shall be construed to extend to railways constructed under the powers of any Act of Parliament upon which one third or more of the gross annual revenue is derived from the conveyance of passengers by steam or other mechanical power; and whenever the word “company” is used in this Act it shall be construed to extend to include the proprietors for the time being of any such railway; and where a different sense is not expressly declared, or does not appear by the context, every word importing the singular number or the masculine gender shall be taken to include females as well as males, and several persons and things as well as one person or thing.
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