In the Uniform Commercial Code, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:
(a) words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and
(b) words of any gender also refer to any other gender.
S.C. Code Ann. § 36-1-106
Use of singular and plural; gender
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 36–36 (519 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Flavor-Inn, Inc. v. NCNB NATIONAL BANK OF SC (1992)
Most recently applied in Rhodes v. McDonald (June 2001)
1962 Code SECTION 10.1-102; 1966 (54) 2716; former 1976 Code SECTION 36-1-102; 2014 Act No. 213 (S.343), SECTION 1, eff October 1, 2014.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.