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1867.
Interpretation Act.
Cap. 1.

carrying on the Government of Canada, on behalf and in the name of the Queen by whatever title he is designated.

“Governor in Council, &c.”Thirdly. The words “Governor in Council,” or “Governor General in Council,” shall mean—the Governor General of Canada, or person administering the government of Canada for the time being, acting by and with the advice of, or by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with, the Queen's Privy Council for Canada;

“Lieutenant-Governor, &c.”Fourthly. The words “Lieutenant-Governor” shall mean the Lieutenant-Governor for the time being, or other chief Executive Officer or Administrator for the time being, carrying on the Government of the Province or Provinces of the Dominion indicated by the Act, by whatever title he is designated.

“Lieutenant-Governor in Council, &c.”Fifthly. The words “Lieutenant-Governor in Council” shall mean the Lieutenant-Governor or person administering the Government of the Province indicated by the Act, for the time being, acting by and with the advice of, or by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with the Executive Council of the said Province.

“United Kingdom,” “United States,” names of places, &c.Sixthly. The words “the United Kingdom,” shall mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;—and the words “the United States,” shall mean the United States of America;—And generally, the name commonly applied to any country, place, body, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing, shall mean such country, place, body, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing, although such name is not the formal and extended designation thereof;

Proclamation.Seventhly. The word “Proclamation” means a Proclamation under the Great Seal, and the expression “Great Seal” means the Great Seal of Canada;

Governor acting by Proclamation.Eighthly. When the Governor is authorized to do any act by Proclamation, such Proclamation is understood to be a Proclamation issued under an order of the Governor in Council, but it shall not be necessary that it be mentioned in the Proclamation that it is issued under such order;

County.Ninthly. The word “County” includes two or more Counties united for purposes to which the enactment relates;

Number and gender.Tenthly. Words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only, shall include more persons, parties or things of the same kind than one, and females as well as males, and the converse;

“Person.”Eleventhly. The word “person,” shall include any body corporate and politic, or party, and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of such person, to whom

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