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 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.