Section 2

Any reference in this Act to the provisions of this Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include a reference to Rules of Court made for the purposes of this Act.

In this Act, except insofar as the context otherwise requires or it is otherwise expressly provided —

“civil proceedings” means proceedings of whatever kind of a civil nature before a court and includes proceedings for judicial review and recovery of fines and penalties and an application at any stage of a proceeding;

“law officer” means the Attorney-General, a Deputy Attorney‑General and the Solicitor‑General;

“legal officer” includes a law officer and a legally qualified member of the Attorney‑General’s Chambers;

“officer”, in relation to the Government, includes a person in the permanent or temporary employment of the Government and accordingly (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) includes a Minister of the Government;

“order” includes a judgment, decree, rule, award or declaration;

“prescribed” means prescribed by or under Rules of Court made for the purposes of this Act;

“proceedings against the Government” includes a claim by way of set‑off or counterclaim in proceedings by the Government;

“State Court” means a District Court and any Magistrate Court.

Any reference in Part 4 or 5 to civil proceedings by or against the Government, or to civil proceedings to which the Government is a party, shall be construed as including a reference to civil proceedings to which any officer of the Government as such is a party:Provided that the Government shall not for the purposes of Parts 4 and 5 be deemed to be a party to any proceedings by reason only that they are brought by the Attorney-General upon the relation of some other person.