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6 PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

General interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“claim” includes a counterclaim;

“Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a State Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;

“Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3 of the Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A);

“Registrar” means the registrar of the State Courts appointed under section 12 of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321) and includes a deputy registrar appointed under that section;

“Registry” means the Registry of the State Courts. PART 2 TORT OF INTERFERENCE WITH ENJOYMENT OR USE OF PLACE OF RESIDENCE Interpretation of this Part

3. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—
 * “court” means a court of competent jurisdiction and includes a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;
 * “exclusion order” means an order made under section 9(2) excluding a contravening party (within the meaning of that section) from his or her place of residence;