37. Interpretation

(a) the expression the “Customer” and/or “person” and or “party” shall include any natural person, firm, partnership, incorporate or corporate body, state, state agency, governmental authority in whatever name of style and when there are two or more included in the expression the “Customer” and/or “person” and/or “party” such expression shall include either one severally and/or both or all of them jointly;

(b) references to words denoting the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa and reference to the masculine gender includes a reference to the feminine gender and neuter and vice versa;

(c) any obligation imposed by or resulting from these General Terms and Conditions which is undertaken by more than one person shall be a joint and several obligation of each of the persons who has undertaken it whether as principal, guarantor, indemnifier, surety or otherwise; and

(d) each of the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions is severable and distinct from the others. If at any time any of the General Terms or Conditions hereof is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect neither the legality, validity nor enforceability of the remaining General Terms and Conditions shall in any way be affected or impaired thereby.