Number.

Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number.

⁸ Subs., A.O. 1950, for section 14.

¹ Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for section 17.

² The word and letter “Part A” omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).

³ Subs. by s. 3 and the Sch., ibid., for s. 18 which was ins. by the A.O. 1950. The Original s. 18 was rep. b y the A.O. 1937.

⁴ Rep. by the Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 (3 of 1873).

⁵ Cl. First omitted by the A.O. 1950.

⁶ Subs. by Act 10 of 1927, s. 2 and the First Sch., for “o r Naval”.

⁷ The original words “of the Queen while serving under the Gove rnment of India , or any Government” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 t o read as above.

⁸ The words “of the Dominion” omitted by the A.O. 1950.

⁹ Subs. by Act 40 of 1964, s. 2, for cl. Third (w.e.f. 18- 12-1964).

¹⁰ Ins. by Act 40 of 1964, s. 2

¹ Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “the Crown” which had been sub s. by the A.O. 1937, for “Government”.

² Certain words omitted by Act 40 of 1964, s. 2 (w.e.f. 18- 12-1964).

³ Ins. by Act 39 of 1920, s. 2.

⁴ Subs. by Act 40 of 1964, s. 2, for Cl. Twelfth (w.e.f. 18- 12-1964).

⁵ Explanation 4 omitted by Act 39 of 1920, s. 2 Earlier Explanation Four was ins. By Act 2 of 1958, s. 2 (w.e.f. 12-2-1958).

¹ Subs. by Act 1 of 1889, s. 9, for the Explanation .

² Ins. by Act 21 of 2000, s. 91 and the First Sch. (w.e.f. 17 -10-2000).