CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION Interpretation Clause Samples

CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION Interpretation. In this Agreement (including its Schedules), unless the context otherwise requires: 2.1 any references to: 2.1.1 an Act of Parliament, Order in Council, Directive or any other enactment or any section of, or schedule to, or other provision of any such enactment shall be construed, at any particular time, as including a reference to any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof then in force and to all instruments, orders or regulations then in force and made under or deriving validity from the relevant enactment or provision (as the same may have been so modified, extended or re-enacted from time to time); 2.1.2 The Grid Code, or any section of, Appendix to or other provision of the Grid Code, shall be construed, at any particular time, as including a reference to the Grid Code, section, Appendix or the relevant provision as it may have been amended or substituted; 2.1.3 an agreement shall be construed, at any particular time, as including a reference to the relevant agreement as it may have been amended or novated; 2.1.4 a month shall be construed as a reference to a calendar month; 2.1.5 a particular clause, sub-clause or Schedule shall be a reference to the relevant clause, sub-clause or Schedule in or to this Agreement; and 2.1.6 a particular paragraph or sub-paragraph, if contained in a Schedule, shall be a reference to the relevant paragraph or sub-paragraph of that Schedule; 2.2 words in the singular may be interpreted as referring to the plural and vice versa, and words denoting natural persons may be interpreted as referring to corporations and any other legal entities and vice versa; 2.3 a requirement that a payment be made on a day which is not a Business Day shall be construed as a requirement that the payment be made on the next Business Day; 2.4 the word “including” is to be construed without limitation; 2.5 terms which are defined in the Grid Code and which are not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Grid Code; 2.6 the table of contents and headings are inserted for convenience only and are to be ignored for the purposes of construction of this Agreement; and 2.7 SONI may exercise its rights and perform its obligations under this Agreement itself or through agents or subcontractors. The use of such agents or subcontractors shall not relieve SONI of its obligations under this Agreement. 2.8 In the event of inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and industry codes the follow...