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SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- "Court of summary jurisdiction" means the Court of a Chief Presidency Magistrate or of a District Magistrate; "dependants" means such persons as a person against whom a maintenance order is made is liable to maintain according to the law in force in9[the reciprocating territory] in which the maintenance order is made; "The words 'other than legitimate children' have been omitted from the definition of dependants, and the corresponding words of the English Act, i.e. 'other than an order of affiliation' have been inserted in the definition of 'maintenance order' so as to follow the wording of the English Act."-S.C.R.10-S.C.R. "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; "proper authority" means the authority appointed by, or under the law of, a reciprocating territory to receive and transmit documents to which this Act applies; and" Definition of 'proper authority' has been inserted, as it was considered to be incorrect to prescribe by rules the authority of the reciprocating territory, from which communications should be received. The laws passed, or to be passed, in such territories will provide for the proper authority for the transmission of communications."-S.C.R.11