Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019

Interpretation

2. In this Act—

“Act of 2010” means the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ;

“applicant” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 ;

“civil partner” means a person in a civil partnership or legal relationship to which section 3 of the Act of 2010 applies;

“cohabitant” means a cohabitant within the meaning of section 172(1) of the Act of 2010;

“Court” shall be construed in accordance with section 10 ;

“Minister” means the Minister for Justice and Equality;

“missing person” means an individual whose existence has become uncertain, because he or she has disappeared without trace and there are no signs that he or she is alive.