# 2    Interpretation

1 [(1)] In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, —

(a) "advocate" means an advocate entered in the roll of advocates of a High Court under the provisions of this Act;

(b) "Advocate-General" includes, where there is no Advocate-General, the Government Advocate and, where there is no Advocate-General or Government Advocate, such officer as the State Government may declare to be the Advocate-General for the purposes of this Act;

(c) "High Court" means a High Court to which this Act applies; and

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

2 [(2) In this Act "the State Government" means, in relation to any High Court, the State Government of the State in which the High Court has its principal seat.]

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  • 1. Section 2 renumbered as sub-section <i>(1)</i> of that section by the A.O. 1937.

  • 2. Ins. <i>ibid</i>.

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