Section 2

“child of the marriage” means a child of both parties to a native customary marriage in question or a child of one party to such marriage accepted as one of the family by the other party, or a child adopted by either of the parties to the marriage in pursuance of an adoption registered, or an adoption order made, under any written law relating to adoption;

“court” means a court of a Magistrate of the First Class;

“husband” means the male party to a native customary marriage, and includes a former husband of the wife;

“minor” means a person who is under the age of twenty-one;

“native” means any person who belongs to any of the indigenous races included in the Schedule to the Interpretation

Ordinance, 2005 [Cap. 61], or in Clause (6) of Article 161A of the

Federal Constitution, but does not include any person who is deemed a native for the purposes of section 9(1)(d) of the Land

Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)];

“native customary marriage” means any marriage registered or solemnized in the State according to any native system of personal law;

“native system of personal law” shall have the same meaning assigned to that expression in the Native Courts Ordinance, 1992

[Ord. No. 9/92];

“wife” means the female party to a native customary marriage, and includes a former wife of the husband.