Section 1. In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or the context

1. In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or the context— "High Court" denotes Her Majesty's High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces of the Presidency of Fort William: "Lieutenant-Governor." "Lieutenant-Governor" denotes the Lieutenant-Governor for the time being of the said Provinces: "Magistrate." "Magistrate" denotes any person exercising any of the powers of a Magistrate under the Code of Criminal Procedure: "Registrar." "Registrar" includes, besides such Officer, any Officer specially appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor to discharge the functions given by this Act to the Registrar: Number Gender. Words in the singular include the plural, and words denoting the masculine gender include females.