“… Section 18(3) of the Interpretation Act 1964 is governed by Section 1 of that Act which reads: “1. This Act shall apply to the provisions of any enactment except in so far as the contrary intention appears in this Act or the enactment in question.” The effect of Section 18(3) of the Interpretation Act, 1964 is that there is a presumption that the use of the word “or” means that the following words are not to be construed as similar to the proceeding words, so that the onus is on the person seeking to say that they are similar to show that the contrary intention, as provided for in Section 1 of the Interpretation Act 1964, applies.”
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