Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Civil Courts Act, 2005.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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 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.