In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(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 area comprising the Bangalore City declared under section 8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) ;]1
1. Substituted by Act 23 of 1980 w.e.f. 25-7-80.
(3) "City Civil Court" means the court established under sub-section (1) of section 3 ;
(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 ;
(5) "High Court" means the High Court of Karnataka ;
(6) "Judge" means the Principal City Civil Judge and a City Civil Judge of the City Civil Court ; and
(7) "law" includes any enactment, ordinance, regulation, order, bye-law, rules, scheme, notification or every instrument having the force of law.
CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITY CIVIL COURT FOR THE CITY OF BANGALORE.