49 CFR 390.7

§ 390.7 Rules of construction.

United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective

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Citation: 49 CFR 390.7, § 390.7 Rules of construction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/260986
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(a) In part 325 of subchapter A and in this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) Words imparting the singular include the plural; (2) Words imparting the plural include the singular; (3) Words imparting the present tense include the future tense. (b) In this subchapter the word— (1) Officer includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office; (2) Shall is used in an imperative sense; (3) Must is used in an imperative sense; (4) Should is used in a recommendatory sense; (5) May is used in a permissive sense; and (6) Includes is used as a word of inclusion, not limitation.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.