Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993
Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 | |
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Oireachtas | |
Long title
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Citation | No. 35 of 1993 |
Signed | 22 December 1993 |
Repealed | 1 January 2006 |
Legislative history | |
Bill citation | No. 55 of 1993 |
Bill published on | 7 March 1961 |
Introduced by | Minister for Equality and Law Reform (Mervyn Taylor) |
Repealed by | |
Interpretation Act 2005 | |
Status: Repealed |
The Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 was an Interpretation Act passed by the Oireachtas in order to promote gender-inclusive language. It supplemented the Interpretation Act 1937 by providing that (as well as the pre-existing rule that the masculine includes feminine) the feminine gender would also be taken to include the masculine.[1]
The Act was repealed and re-enacted by the Interpretation Act 2005. Section 18(b)(ii) of that Act provides, "In an Act passed on or after 22 December 1993, and in a statutory instrument made after that date, a word importing the feminine gender shall be read as also importing the masculine gender".[2]
References[]
- ^ "Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993". Electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Interpretation Act 2005". Electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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