Full definition of "person" - Interpretation Act
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From: Andre
Dear Ministry of Justice,
What is the full definition of "person" as contained in the Interpretation Act? The Act states that person includes a corporation sole, a body corporate, and an unincorporated body. Is there any other legislative reference within this Act which alters the definition of "person" from a corporation sole, a body corporate, and an unincorporated body?
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Yours faithfully,
Andre
From: Torbit, Matt
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D J Blair left an annotation ()
If as you state:
person includes a corporation sole, a body corporate, and an unincorporated body.
You need to comprehend the use of the word 'includes'.
"inclusio unius est exclusio alterius" - a rule of interpretation that states that ‘including one excludes another’.
My understanding of 'person' as defined within the act is:
A Corporation sole exclusively and would exclude men and women.
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