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Interpretation of Terms.
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IV. In the Construction of this Act the Word “Court” shall be understood to mean any One of the Superior Courts of Common Law at Dublin in which any Action is brought; and the Word “Judge” shall be understood to mean a Judge or Baron of any of the said Courts; and the Word “Master” shall be understood to mean a Master of any of the said Courts; and the Word “Action” shall be understood to mean any Personal Action brought in any of the said Courts; and no Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, nor the Islands of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, nor any Islands adjacent to any of them, being Part of the Dominions of Her Majesty, shall be deemed to be “beyond the Seas” within the Meaning of this Act; and the Word “County” shall be taken to extend to and include, where necessary and consistent, any City, County of a City, or County of a Town or City, and County of any Place, as the Case may be; and the Word “Party” or “Person” shall extend to and include any Corporation or other public Body; and the Word “Affidavit” shall include an Affirmation or Declaration made by any Person who is empowered to give Evidence by Affirmation or Declaration in lieu of Oath; and no Provision requiring the Affidavit of or any Act to be done by the Attorney, or the Signature of Attorney or Counsel, or Service on the Attorney, shall apply to Cases where the Plaintiff or Defendant shall sue or defend in Person, but all such Acts shall be done by and Notices given to the Party so suing or defending in Person; and wherever in this Act, in describing or referring to any Person or Party, Matter or Thing, any Word importing the Singular Number or Masculine Gender is used, the same shall be understood to include and shall be applicable to several Persons and Parties as well as One Person or Party, and Females as well as Males, and Bodies Corporate as well as Individuals, and several Matters and Things as well as One Matter or Thing, unless it otherwise be provided, or there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction.
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