When you read the law, you need to understand that words can have more than one meaning. Words that are singular, which means they refer to one thing, can also include the plural, which means they refer to more than one thing. This works the other way around too, so words that are plural can also include the singular, as seen in the Legislation Act 2019, which can be compared to the 1986 act.
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18: Parts of speech have corresponding meaning, or
"Words in laws have the same meaning, even when they change form."
20: Words used in secondary legislation or other instruments have same meaning as in empowering legislation, or
"Words in secondary laws mean the same as in the main law that created them"
Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular.
