3. Interpretation
In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context,-
"Civil Court" includes the [High Court Division] in the exercise of its [* * *] extraordinary original civil jurisdiction or its civil appellate or revisional jurisdiction;
"Collector" includes a Deputy Commissioner and any officer in-charge of the revenue-jurisdiction of a district;
"the Court" means the Court of Wards;
or, when the Court of Wards has delegated any of its powers to a [* * *] [Commissioner or Collector] or any other person, it means, in respect of such powers, the [* * *] [Commissioner or Collector] or person to whom they are delegated:
"estate" means all lands which are borne on the revenue-roll of a Collector as liable for the payment of one and the same demand of land-revenue and includes a share in or of an estate other than an undivided share held in coparcenary as the property of a Hindu joint family governed by the Mitakshara or Mithila law:
"minor" means a person who has not completed his age of [eighteen years]:
"section" means a section of this Act:
"ward" means any person who is under the charge of the Court of Wards, or whose property is under such charge.
3. The words "High Court Division" were substituted, for the words "High Court of East Pakistan" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
4. The words "ordinary and" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
5. The words "Commissioner or" were omitted by Article 4 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Repealing and Amending) Order, 1973 (President's Order No. 12 of 1973)
6. The words "Commissioner or Collector" were substituted, for the word "Collector" by section 2 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Amending) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. IX of 1976)
7. The words "Commissioner or" were omitted by Article 4 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Repealing and Amending) Order, 1973 (President's Order No. 12 of 1973)
8. The words "Commissioner or Collector" were substituted, for the word "Collector" by section 2 and Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Amending) Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. IX of 1976)
9. The words "eighteen years" were substituted, for the words "twenty-one years" by section 2 of the Court of Wards (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. II of 2006)