Interpretation in this Part

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, “appeal” includes any proceeding by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment or an application for a new trial or a stay of execution; “country of the original court” means the country in which the original court is situated; “judgment” means a judgment or order given or made by a court in any civil proceedings or a judgment or order given or made by a court in any criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages to an injured party; “judgment-creditor” means the person in whose favour the judgment was given and includes any person in whom the rights under the judgment have become vested by succession or assignment or otherwise; “judgment-debtor” means the person against whom the judgment was given, and includes any person against whom the judgment is enforceable under the law of the original court; “judgments given in the Superior Court of Belize” means judgments given in the Supreme Court and Orders made by Her Majesty in Council on appeal from judgments of the Supreme Court; “original court” in relation to any judgment, means the court by which the judgment was given; “registration” means registration under this Part, and the expressions, “register” and “registered” shall be construed according; “registering court” in relation to any judgment, means the court to which an application to register the judgment is made. (2) For the purposes of this Part, “action in personam” shall not be deemed to include any matrimonial cause or any proceedings in connection with any of the following matters, that is to say, matrimonial matters, administration of the estates of deceased persons, bankruptcy, windingup of companies, unsoundness of mind or guardianship of infants.