In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
"adult" means a person of or above the age of 18 years;
"corresponding law" means a law of another jurisdiction declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law under this Act;
"corresponding law registered relationship"—see Part 4
;
"Register" means the Relationships Register established under Part 3
;
"registered relationship" means a relationship that is registered under this Act;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages within the meaning of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996
.