Cap. 108 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Ordinance -

"court" means any court of competent jurisdiction and includes any Board appointed under any law and any person authorized by such court or Board to receive evidence;

"prescribed" means prescribed under this Ordinance; "superior court" includes the Constitutional Court, the Civil Court (First Hall and Second Hall), the Court of Appeal, the Criminal Court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) exercising its superior jurisdiction, and also any person authorized by any such court to receive evidence; "witness" means any person who is subpoenaed or requested by a party in a matter pending before any court for the purpose of being examined or of producing any document but does not include an ex parte witness in terms of articles 563A and 563B of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.