Bare ActsThe Andhra Pradesh Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956.

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Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (i) "appeal" includes a cross-objection; (ii) "Court" means any Civil, Revenue or Criminal Court and includes a Tribunal or other authority having jurisdiction under any special or local law to decide questions affecting the rights of parties; (iii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and (iv) expressions used and not defined in this Act or in 6[the Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1891 (Act I of 1891),] but defined in Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Code. 1.For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Andhra Gazette, dated 28th November, 1955 Part IV-A, page 196. This Act was extended to the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956) by section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Court-fees and Suits Valuation (amendment) Act, 1958 (Andhra Pradesh Act IV of 1958), repealing the corresponding law in force in those territories.