Matrimonial Causes Rules

Part 1. -Application (rule 1).

Part 2. -Petitions for jactitation of marriage (rules 2 and 3).

Part 3. -Petitions for declarations, etc. (rules 4-7).

Interpretation4

Interpretation

4. (1)In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears

address for service, in relation to a party to proceedings, means an address for service given in accordance with rule 12 of Order 1 of these Rules;

application means an application to a court for the purpose of instituting proceedings of a kind referred to in sub-rule (2) or (3) of Order III, rule 1 of these Rules or an application to a registrar made under these Rules;

Attorney-General means the Attorney-General of the Federation;

certificate of means a certificate granted by the court under Order XIV rule 18 of these Rules;

co-respondent means a party to proceedings who is specified in the petition instituting the proceedings as a person with whom the respondent is alleged to have committed adultery;

court means the High Court of a State or of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

court division means, in relation to a State or the Federal Capital Territory, a division in that State designated as a court division for the purpose of these Rules by the Chief Judge or any other authority authorised under the law of that State or the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to make rules of court or other provision in relation to the practice and procedure of the High Court of that State or the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

filed means filed in the appropriate office of a court;

Gazette means the Official Gazette of the Federation;

infant means a person who has not attained the age of 21 years;

intervener means, in relation to proceedings, a person who becomes or has become a party to the proceedings by intervening under Part III of the Act or under Order IX, rules 6 and 7 or Order XIV, rule 25 of these Rules;