{"data":{"id":"us/17-cfr-201.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"17 CFR 201.103","heading":"Construction of rules.","body":"(a) The Rules of Practice shall be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every proceeding.\n(b) In any particular proceeding, to the extent that there is a conflict between these rules and a procedural requirement contained in any statute, or any rule or form adopted thereunder, the latter shall control.\n(c) For purposes of these rules:\n(1) Any term in the singular includes the plural, and any term in the plural includes the singular, if such use would be appropriate;\n(2) Any use of a masculine, feminine, or neuter gender encompasses such other genders as would be appropriate; and\n(3) Unless the context requires otherwise, counsel for a party may take any action required or permitted to be taken by such party.","path":["Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges","CHAPTER II—SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","PART 201—RULES OF PRACTICE","Subpart D—Rules of Practice"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-17.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:31Z","sha256":"a6d571a3dcbccf852b162593d949b1cdcf4fc927cebf7dfd18238fe510b87870","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/17-cfr-201.102","next":"us/17-cfr-201.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}