---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 747.2"
title: "12"
number: "747.2"
heading: "Rules of construction."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/747.2"
---

# §747.2. Rules of construction.


For purposes of this part:

- (a) Any term in the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular, if such use would be appropriate;
- (b) The term counsel includes a non-attorney representative; and
- (c) Unless the context requires otherwise, a party's counsel of record, if any, may, on behalf of that party, take any action required to be taken by the party.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 89962, Dec. 28, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1766, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1790a, 1790d; 15 U.S.C. 1639e; 42 U.S.C. 4012a; Pub. L. 101-410; Pub. L. 104-134; Pub. L. 109-351; Pub. L. 114-74.

### Source

Source: 56 FR 37767, Aug. 8, 1991, unless otherwise noted.