Common use of INTERPRETATION OF THIS CONTRACT Clause in Contracts

INTERPRETATION OF THIS CONTRACT. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the documents comprising this Contract are to be taken as mutually explanatory of one another. Any references to any Act of Parliament or other Law shall be deemed to include any amendment, replacement or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force. Headings are included for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision to which they refer. The expression ‘person’ used in this Contract shall include (without limitation) any individual partnership, local authority or incorporated or unincorporated body. In this Contract, the masculine includes the feminine and the neuter and vice versa; the singular includes the plural and vice versa. References to Clauses or Schedules shall be to Clauses and Schedules of this Contract. Any undertaking hereunder not to do any act or thing shall be deemed to include an undertaking not to permit or allow the doing of that act or thing where that permission or allowance is within the control of the Provider. Any reference to a month or day shall unless otherwise specified shall be to a calendar month or day respectively. Words preceding “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be construed without limitation to the words which followed those words. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the main body of this Contract and the Schedules, the order or precedence as set out below shall prevail: The Conditions of this Contract and the Project-Specific and Optional Clauses; Schedule 1 (Service Specification); Remaining Schedules of this Contract with the exception of Schedule 6 (Tender Response Document) Schedule 6 (Tender Response Document) including any clarification questions issued by the Council and responses provided by the Provider) save that where Schedule contains any higher or more onerous commitments, standards or obligations in which case those commitments, standards or obligations will prevail.

INTERPRETATION OF THIS CONTRACT. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the documents comprising this Contract are to be taken as mutually explanatory of one another. Any references to any Act of Parliament or other Law shall be deemed to include any amendment, replacement or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force. Headings are included for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any provision to which they refer. The expression ‘person’ used in this Contract shall include (without limitation) any individual partnership, local authority or incorporated or unincorporated body. In this Contract, the masculine includes the feminine and the neuter and vice versa; the singular includes the plural and vice versa. References to Clauses or Schedules shall be to Clauses and Schedules of this Contract. Any undertaking hereunder not to do any act or thing shall be deemed to include an undertaking not to permit or allow the doing of that act or thing where that permission or allowance is within the control of the Provider. Any reference to a month or day shall unless otherwise specified shall be to a calendar month or day respectively. Words preceding “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be construed without limitation to the words which followed those words. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the main body of this Contract and the Schedules, the order or precedence as set out below shall prevail: The the Conditions of this Contract and the Project-Specific and Optional ClausesContract; Schedule 1 (Service Specification); Remaining the remaining Schedules of this Contract with the exception of Schedule 6 5 (Tender Response Document) and; Schedule 6 5 (Tender Response Document) including any clarification questions issued by the Council and responses provided by the Provider) save that where Schedule 5 contains any higher or more onerous commitments, standards or obligations in which case those commitments, standards or obligations will prevail.