Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) "appointed date" means the date appointed under sub-section (3) of section 1; (b) "civil court" means a court of a District Judge, a court of the Senior Civil Judge or a court of Civil Judge; (c) "Code" means the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908; (d) "district" means a revenue district or such local area as the State Government may, from time to time, notify to be a district for the purposes of this Act; (e) "Government" means the Government of Gujarat; (f) "High Court" means the High Court of Gujarat; (g) "judicial officer" means a Judge of a court of District Judge, a Judge of a court of Senior Civil Judge or a Judge of a court of a court of Civil Judge; (h) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (i) "Official Gazette" means Gujarat Government Gazette; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (k) "service" means the judicial service of the State.