INTERPRETATION ACT [Chapter 1:01] (as amended 1st March 2005) “the Act” means the Act under which the statutory instrument is made. “Communal Land” means land set aside as such in terms of the Communal Land Act [Chapter 20:04]; (3) In every enactment— “Act” means— (a) any law included in the Revised Edition of the Statute Law of Southern Rhodesia prepared under the authority of the Revised Edition of the Laws Act, 1937; and (b) any law of the Legislature of Zimbabwe made on or after the 1st January, 1939; and “African” means— (a) any member of the aboriginal tribes or races of Africa and the islands adjacent thereto, including Madagascar and Zanzibar; or (b) any person who has the blood of such tribes or races and who lives as a member of an aboriginal native community; “amend” includes vary, alter, modify, add to, delete or adapt; “children's court’’ means a children's court established by or in terms of section 3 of the Children’s Act [Chapter 5:06]; [Definition amended by s. 49 of Act 23/2001; formerly "juvenile court".] “Christian name” means any name prefixed to a surname, whether received at Christian baptism or not; “civil proceedings”, “civil suits”, “civil causes” or “civil actions” means all proceedings other than criminal proceedings; “Consolidated Revenue Fund” means the Consolidated Revenue Fund established by section 101 of the Constitution; “Constitution” means the Constitution of Zimbabwe; (c) any law of the Legislature of the former Federation in force in Zimbabwe by virtue of the provisions of an Order in Council made under the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Act 1963 of the United Kingdom; “Administrative Court” means the Administrative Court established by section 3 of the Administrative Court Act [Chapter 7:01]; “community court” means a community court constituted in terms of the Customary Law and Local Courts Act [Chapter 7:05]; “contravention”, in relation to a provision in an enactment, includes a failure to comply with that provision; “court” means any court in Zimbabwe of competent jurisdiction; “customary law” means the customary law of the people of Zimbabwe, or of any section or community of such people, before the 10th June, 189l, as modified and developed since that date; “date of commencement” means the date upon which an enactment comes into operation; “Deeds Registry” means— (a) when used in relation to immovable property, the deeds registry established by subsection (1) of section 3 of the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05] which serves the area in which the property is situate; (b) when used in relation to any deed or other document, the deeds registry established by subsection (1) of section 3 of the Deeds Registries Act [Chapter 20:05] wherein that deed or other document is registered or registrable; “Defence Forces” means the Defence Forces referred to in section 96 of the Constitution; “district” means a district established in terms of section 6 of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13]; -4-