Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993 (Act No. 133 of 1993)1. Definitions |
| (1) | In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— |
includes a family magistrate appointed under section 9(1)(a)(v) of the Lower Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944);
means the house, flat, room or other structure in which the parties to a marriage ordinarily live or lived together;
means prescribed by or under this Act.
| (2) | Any reference in this Act to the parties to a marriage shall be construed as including a man and a woman who are or were married to each other according to any law or custom and also a man and a woman who ordinarily live or lived together as husband and wife, although not married to each other. |