49 CFR 1500.5
§ 1500.5 Rules of construction.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 1500.5, § 1500.5 Rules of construction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/264203
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(a) In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) Words importing the singular include the plural.
(2) Words importing the plural include the singular.
(3) Words importing the masculine sex include the feminine.
(b) In this chapter, the word:
(1) “Must” is used in an imperative sense;
(2) “May” is used in a permissive sense to state authority or permission to do the act prescribed, and the words “no person may * * *” or “a person may not * * *” mean that no person is required, authorized, or permitted to do the act prescribed; and
(3) “Includes” means “includes but is not limited to”.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.