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]
| Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 | |
|---|---|
| Oireachtas | |
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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| Repealed | 1 January 2006 |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 |
| Introduced by | Minister for Equality and Law Reform (Mervyn Taylor) |
| Introduced | 7 March 1961 |
| Repealed by | |
| Interpretation Act 2005 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Act was repealed and re-enacted by the Interpretation Act 2005.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
edit- ^ "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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