Act Number: 66

Act Name: The Family Courts Act, 1984

Year: 1984

Enactment Date: 1984-09-14

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of, disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
         (a) "Judge" means the Judge or, as the case may be, the Principal Judge, Additional Principal Judge or other Judge of a Family Court;
         (b) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
         (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (d) "Family Court" means a Family Court established under section 3;
         (e) all other words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Code.
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