Section 76 — Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)

Construction of implied covenants and provisions

In the construction of a covenant, or proviso, or other provision implied in a deed by virtue of this or any other Act words importing the singular or plural number or the masculine gender shall be read as also importing the plural or singular number or as extending to females as the case may require.

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Related sections

s 73 — Implied covenants to be joint and several
s 74 — Implied covenants may be negatived etc
s 75 — Benefit of implied covenants
s 77 — No implied rights in certain cases
s 78 — Covenants for title to be implied
s 79 — Covenants implied on conveyance of property subject to incumbrance

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