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MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT 1899 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act unless the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Alimony" includes maintenance.
"Marriage" includes a union which is ostensibly a marriage and which is the subject of judicial proceedings to determine its validity.
"The Court" means:

(1) the Court holden before the Judge appointed to exercise jurisdiction under this Act or before any Judge acting in his place or having co-ordinate jurisdiction with him
(2) in the case of an appeal the Full Court
(3) in the case of any proceeding to which section 93A of this Act applies the registrar or any deputy registrar.
"The Full Court" means the Supreme Court consisting of three or more Judges sitting as in banco.
"Prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or rules made hereunder.
"The Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court or any person appointed to act as such.



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