34 Laws of Malaysia Act 574 “Gender” 8. The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or female. “Number” 9. Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number. “Man” and “woman” 10. The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; the word “woman” denotes a female human being of any age. “Person” 11. The word “person” includes any company or association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not. “Public” 12. The word “public” includes any class of the public or any community. 13. (Deleted by L.N. (N.S.) 1 of 1957). 14–16. (There are no ss. 14–16). “Government” 17. “Government” includes the Government of Malaysia and of the States and any person lawfully performing executive functions of Government under any written law. 18. (There is no s. 18).