CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · Introduction to Law and Legal System in India
Under the General Clauses Act, 1897, unless the context requires otherwise, words in a Central Act importing the masculine gender are taken to include:
Words importing the masculine gender in a Central Act include females, unless the context requires otherwise. This is a standard rule of construction under the General Clauses Act, 1897, which supplies common definitions and interpretive rules so that every Act need not restate them.
- AFemalesCorrect
- BOnly companies and associations
- COnly minors
- DNo other gender
Explanation
The General Clauses Act, 1897 provides rules of construction for Central Acts. One such rule is that words importing the masculine gender include females, unless a contrary intention appears from the context. The other options are not covered by this rule.
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