In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

"business" includes every trade or profession;

"charge" includes a mortgage, legal or equitable;

"Court" means the High Court;

"firm" means a body corporate formed by registration of a partnership in accordance with this Act;

"partner" includes a sole surviving or continuing member of a firm;

"partnership" shall have the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of this Act;

"prescribed form" means a form prescribed by the Registrar for the purposes of this Act;

"Registrar" means the Registrar-General or other Registrar appointed for the purposes of this Act and includes any assistant or deputy registrar.