14 C.F.R. § 1.3

Rules of construction

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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; and

(3) Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine.

(b) In this chapter, the word:

(1) Shall 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”.

[Doc. No. 1150, 27 FR 4590, May 15, 1962, as amended by Amdt. 1-10, 31 FR 5055, Mar. 29, 1966; FAA-2023-1275, Amdt. No. 1-78, 89 FR 92483, Nov. 21, 2024]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Monroe v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 417 F. Supp. 2d 824 (E.D. Tex. 2006).
Monroe v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 417 F. Supp. 2d 824 (E.D. Tex. 2006). “” 14 C.F.R. § 1.3 (b)(3). The certification process looks to these safety and design regulations set out by the FAA but does not in and of itself constitute a pervasive regulatory scheme evidencing an intent by Congress to preempt the field of aviation safety.”
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