N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 16 § 255.15

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 255.15 - Rules of regulatory construction

(a) As used in this Part:

(1) includes means including but not limited to;

(2) may means is permitted to or is authorized to;

(3) may not means is not permitted to or is not authorized to; and

(4) shall is used in the mandatory and imperative sense.

(b) In this Part:

(1) words indicating the singular include the plural;

(2) words indicating the plural include the singular; and

(3) words indicating the masculine gender include the feminine.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 16 § 255.15