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Definitions : In this Act unless the context otherwise requires. (a) "Assistant Commissioner" means and includes Assistant Commissioner, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer and Circle Officer ; (b) "Civil court" means a court of a District Judge, a Court of and Additional District Judge, a Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), a Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) or a Customary Court including Village Authorities by whatever name called under the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 1945 ; (c) "Code" means the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908) ; (d) "Customary Court" means Court of traditional council or authority of a village(s) indigenous to the State by whatever name called, and includes a court of village authority under section 5 of the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 1945. (e) “Deputy Commissioner" means Deputy Commissioner of a district and includes an Additional Deputy Commissioner as defined under Regulation 2 of the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation 1945 ; (f) "District" means a revenue district or such local area as the Government may, from time to time, notify to be a district for the purposes of this Act ; 2 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, April 12, 2021 (g) "Governor" means the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh ; (h) "Government" means the Government of Arunachal Pradesh ; (i) "High Court" means the Gauhati High Court ; (j) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette ; (k) "Official Gazette" means The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette ; (I) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (m) "Section" means a section of this Act ; (n) "Service" means the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service ; (0) "State" means State of Arunachal Pradesh. CHAPTER - Il ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF CIVIL COURTS