Supplementary

Interpretation
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1
In this Act—
- “the court” means the High Court (except in section 16(2));
- “interest in property” means an interest in property of any description, including an estate in land and a right over property;
- “the missing person”, in relation to a declaration under this Act or an application, determination or order made in connection with such a declaration, means the person who is or would be the subject of the declaration;
- “the Registrar General” means the Registrar General for England and Wales;
- “sibling” means a sibling of the full blood or the half blood;
- “trustee” includes an executor, administrator or personal representative;
- “variation order” has the meaning given in section 5.
2
References in this Act to a party to proceedings include a person intervening in the proceedings in accordance with section 11.