Part 1Forced marriage protection orders

Supplementary

14Interpretation of Part

In this Part (except where the context otherwise requires)—

F1“civil partnership” includes—

(a)

a civil partnership which exists by virtue of the Civil Partnership Act 2004, and

  1. (b)

    a purported civil partnership,

“court” means the Court of Session or the sheriff F2and in sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 includes the Sheriff Appeal Court,

“force” and related expressions have the meanings given by section 1(6),

“forced marriage protection order” has the meaning given by section 1(6),

“interim forced marriage protection order” has the meaning given by section 5(2),

“marriage” means any religious F3, belief or civil ceremony of marriage (wherever carried out and whether or not legally binding under the law of Scotland or any other place),

“protected person” has the meaning given by section 1(1).