General Rules of Interpretation Clause Samples

General Rules of Interpretation. Unless otherwise required by the context in which any term appears, (a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; (b) references to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Schedules,” “Annexes,” “Appendices” or “Exhibits” are to articles, sections, schedules, annexes, appendices or exhibits hereof; (c) all references to a particular entity or an electricity market price index include a reference to such entity’s or index’s successors; (d) “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole; (e) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied; (f) the masculine includes the feminine and neuter and vice versa; (g) “including” means “including, without limitation” or “including, but not limited to”; (h) all references to a particular law or statute mean that law or statute as amended from time to time; and (i) the word “or” is not necessarily exclusive.

General Rules of Interpretation. (i) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Credit Agreement. (ii) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. (iii) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification to such law. (iv) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns. (v) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, (i) all computations made pursuant to this Credit Agreement shall be made in accordance with GAAP, and (ii) all financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP. (vi) The words “include”, “includes” and “including” are not limiting. (vii) All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in New York, have the meanings assigned to them therein. (viii) Reference to a particular “§” refers to that section of this Credit Agreement unless otherwise indicated. (ix) The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of like import shall refer to this Credit Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision of this Credit Agreement. (x) Any provision granting any right to any Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Borrower during the continuance of (a) an Event of Default shall not modify, limit, waive or estopp the rights of the Lenders during the continuance of such Event of Default, including the rights of the Lenders to accelerate the Loans under §13.1 and the rights of the Lenders under §§13.2 or 13.3, or (b) a Default, shall not extend the time for curing same or modify any otherwise applicable notice regarding same.

General Rules of Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to "Recitals", "Sections", "Annexes" or "Schedules", such reference shall be to a Recital of, or Annex or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words "include", "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the words "without limitation". References herein to "transactions contemplated by this Agreement" shall be deemed to include a reference to each transaction contemplated by or provided for in this Agreement and any documents or agreements, including the Supplemental Agreements, entered into in connection herewith. No rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement. Whenever this Agreement shall require a party to take an action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking by such party to cause its Subsidiaries, and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause its other Affiliates, to take all necessary and appropriate action in connection therewith.

General Rules of Interpretation. Unless otherwise required by the context in which any term appears, (a) the singular includes the plural and vice versa; (b) references to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Schedules,” “Annexes,” “Appendices” or “Exhibits” are to articles,

General Rules of Interpretation. Whenever the context requires, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “or” and “any” are not exclusive and the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Except as specifically otherwise provided in this Agreement, a reference to an Article, Section or Exhibit is a reference to an Article or Section of this Agreement or an Exhibit hereto, and the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and other like terms refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits hereto. The terms “Dollars” and “$” shall mean United States Dollars.

General Rules of Interpretation. The following rules apply when interpreting this Lease, unless the context requires otherwise. Our Initials Your Initials 1.2.1 While we have made efforts to express this Lease in plain English, any wording used may not be completely sufficient to describe its meaning, and you must read all words in line with their usual legal meaning. 1.2.2 Headings are for convenience only and must not be used to limit or interpret any covenant, condition or clause. 1.2.3 Any reference to the singular includes the plural, and vice versa. 1.2.4 Any reference to a person or people includes any individual or any corporate entity. 1.2.5 Any reference to the whole includes all or any part of the same. 1.2.6 Each word or term does not limit the effect of another word or term. 1.2.7 Any reference to ‘including’, ‘include’ or ‘includes’ means including without limitation or affecting the generality of any description, definition, term or phrase coming before that word. 1.2.8 Any reference to ‘responsible’ means, where the context allows, being liable for any Losses. 1.2.9 You must, unless set out otherwise, pay all fees, charges, costs and expenses arising out of or relating to any obligations you have under this Lease, including if it applies, Interest, on any outstanding payments you owe and any fees or expenses due to the relevant Authorities. We can claim these payments as if they are rent arrears and may deduct such payments from any deposits you have paid under this Lease. You may not withhold or delay any payment, and you must pay all amounts you owe under this Lease even if this Lease has come to an end. 1.2.10 You must, at your own cost and expense, keep to (and make sure that each of Your Authorised People keep to) every obligation you have and restriction that applies under this Lease. If this Lease states that you will not have any claim against us for any Losses, Your Authorised People will also not have any claim against us for such Losses. 1.2.11 If, under this Lease, you need our permission or approval for any action, you must get this in writing from us before taking that action. We will decide if, and on what terms, to give or withhold permission or approval. Even if we give our permission or approval, you will remain responsible for these permitted or approved matters or actions. This clause 1.2.11 also applies if the Head Landlord or any of the Authorities require any permission or approval. In addition, any right given to us under this Lease is also given to...

General Rules of Interpretation. The division of this Agreement into sections, subsections and a schedule and the provision of titles for sections, subsections and the schedule shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. The schedule to this agreement constitutes an integral part of this Agreement. The terms "herein", "hereto" and "hereinafter" refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subsection or the schedule.

General Rules of Interpretation. Feminine, masculine or neuter pronouns shall be substituted for those of another form, and the plural or singular shall be substituted for the other number, in any place in which the context may require such substitution.

General Rules of Interpretation. In this agreement headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation and, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) an obligation or a liability assumed by 2 or more persons binds them jointly and severally and a right conferred on 2 or more persons benefits them jointly and severally; (b) a word importing the singular includes the plural and vice versa, and a word of any gender includes the corresponding words of any other gender; (c) the word including or any other form of that word is not a word of limitation; (d) if a word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning; (e) a reference to a person includes an individual, the estate of an individual, a corporation, an authority, an association or parties in a joint venture, a partnership and a trust; (f) a reference to a party includes that party's executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns, including persons taking by way of novation and, in the case of a trustee, includes any substituted or additional trustee; (g) a reference to a document (including this agreement) is to that document as varied, novated, ratified or replaced from time to time; (h) a reference to a party, clause, schedule, exhibit, attachment or annexure is a reference to a party, clause, schedule, exhibit, attachment or annexure to or of this agreement, and a reference to this agreement includes all schedules, exhibits, attachments and annexures to it; (i) a reference to an agency or body if that agency or body ceases to exist or is reconstituted, renamed or replaced or has its powers or function removed (obsolete body), means the agency or body which performs most closely the functions of the obsolete body; (j) a reference to a statute includes any regulations or other instruments made under it (delegated legislation) and a reference to a statute or delegated legislation or a provision of either includes consolidations, amendments, re-enactments and replacements; (k) a reference to $ or dollar is to United States Dollars and any conversion of United States Dollars to or from Australian Dollars or Canadian Dollars will use the conversion rate then in effect on 16 October 2009, as set out in Schedule 1A;and (l) this agreement must not be construed adversely to a party just because that party prepared it or caused it to be prepared.