Definitions. — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

2. Definitions. — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) " degrees of prohibited relationship " shall have the same meaning as in the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (43 of 1954); (b) " district " , in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area within which the duties of his office are to be discharged; (c) " foreign country " means a country or place outside India, and includes a ship which is for the time being in the territorial waters of such a country or place; (d) " Marriage Officer " means a person appointed under section 3 to be a Marriage Officer; (e) " official house " , in relation to a Marriage Officer, means— (i) the official house of residence of the officer; (ii) the office in which the business of the officer is transacted; (iii) a prescribed place; and (f) " prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

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