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(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires- Interpreta- "appointed date" means the date of coming into operation tion. of thatActine"y "Chief Minister" ", in relation to- (a) the States of Malaysia, means the Chief Minister or Mentri Besar of a State; and (b) the Federal Territory, means the Minister; A 498 "child of the marriage" means a child of both parties to the marriage in question or a child of one party to the mad "che ao in tedi context in thedes an illegitimate child or, and a child adopted by, either of the parties to the marriage in pursuance of an adoption order made under the Adop- 4145z tion Ordinance, 1952 -or the Registration of Adoption s4t32. opamy wiri tei law relating to a coptosi t'cc Pdre #498 skels A498 Apnlica- Julis: AH98 [Pt. I, S. 2-3] • "court" means the High Court or a Judge thereof or, where a President of the Sessions Court in West Malaysia or a Magistrate of First Class in East Malaysia has jurisdiction by virtue of subsection (2), the Sessions Court or a President of that Court or a Magistrate of that Court, as the case may be; "marriage district" means an area which has been defined as a marriage district under section 28 (5), or if no such area has been so defined in any State or Federal Territory, that State or Federal Territory; "marrago ith/another woman" means marriage of an person, being married to any other woman during the life of the former wife, whether the second marriage has taken place within Malaysia or elsewhere; "Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for the registration of marriages; "minor" means a person who is under the age of twentyone,yeats. and who is not a widow or widower; "Registrar" means-a Registrar of Marriages appointedunder this Act and includes a Deputy Registrar, an Assistant Registrar _and-a-Superintendent Registrar of Matlages, "Registrar-General" means the Registrar-General of Marriages and includes a Deputy Registrar-General of Marriages appointed under this Act. (2) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, on the advice of the Chief Justice, by notification in the Gazette, confer upon any President of the Sessions Court in West. Malaysi r any Magistrate of First Class in East Malaysia_.juris diction to deal with any matter under this Act.