Other provisions of the Act came into force on 17.11.1980 by notification. Text of the notification is at

the end of the Act.

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. (1) "appointed date" means, the date notified under sub-section (2) of section 1 ;

1[(2) "City of Bangalore" means the area for the time being included in the Metropolitan

¹ Substituted by Act 23 of 1980 w.e.f. 25-7-80.

area comprising the Bangalore City declared under section 8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) ;]

1. (3) "City Civil Court" means the court established under sub-section (1) of section 3 ;
2. (4) "Court of Small Causes" means a Court of Small Causes established under the Karnataka Small Causes Courts Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 11 of 1964) for the City of Bangalore ;
3. (5) "High Court" means the High Court of Karnataka ;
4. (6) "Judge" means the Principal City Civil Judge and a City Civil Judge of the City Civil Court ; and
5. (7) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rules, scheme, notification or every instrument having the force of law.