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### 41 Connotation of certain phrases
> > (1) [*\[Section 41 Subsection (1) amended by No. 69 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:15 Dec 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-12-15/act-2003-069#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) In any Act the expressions ***person*** and ***party*** respectively shall include any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, other than the Crown.
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> > (2) *\[Section 41 Subsection (2) amended by No. 10 of 1994, s. 3 \]*The expression
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> > > ***committed for trial***, used in any Act in relation to a person, shall mean committed to prison with the view of being tried as for a crime or admitted to bail and be so tried.
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> > (3) The words ***oath*** and ***affidavit***, used in any Act in relation to a person allowed by law to affirm in lieu of swearing, shall include affirmation and declaration, and the word ***swear*** in the like case shall include affirm and declare.