1. (a) The following provisions shall be applied wherever appropriate herein:

   Herein, hereby, hereunder, hereof, and other equivalent words refer to this part as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.

2. (b) The definitions set forth in Section 45-27A-31.01 shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.

(Act 82-740, p. 196, §3.)