1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“adoptive parent” includes a person with whom another person was placed for adoption if a new birth registration has been substituted for the birth registration of that other person under section 23 of the Vital Statistics Act.(parent adoptif)
“child” means a person under 16 years of age.(enfant)
“court” means The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick.(Cour)
“custody” , in relation to a person having custody of a child, includes custody shared with another person or persons.(garde)
“family name” means a surname that does not contain more than one word which may occur alone as a surname.(nom patronymique)
“given name” includes an initial.(prénom)
“judge” means a judge of The Court of King’s Bench of New Brunswick.(juge)
“objector” means a person who has made an objection under section 8 to a change of name application.(opposant)
“parent” means, unless otherwise specified,
(parent)
(a)
the natural parent of a child except if the child has been legally adopted in which case it means the adoptive parent, and
(b)
a person with whom a child ordinarily resides and who demonstrates a settled intention to treat the child as a child of the person’s family.
“personal service” of a document means personal service as described in Rule 18 of the Rules of Court and “served personally” has a corresponding meaning.(signification à personne)
“registered name” means the name of a person that is registered by or with the Registrar General under this Act or another Act of the Legislature and recorded on the birth registration of the person, or accepted by the Registrar General as being the name of the person that is registered under the laws of another jurisdiction, but does not include a surname elected under this Act or under the laws of another jurisdiction.(nom enregistré)
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General as defined in the Vital Statistics Act.(registraire général)
“registrar of deeds” means a registrar of deeds appointed under the Registry Act.(conservateur des titres de propriété)
“registrar of land titles” means a registrar of land titles appointed under the Land Titles Act.(registrateur des titres de biens-fonds)
1987, c.C-2.001, s.1; 1994, c.77, s.1; 1998, c.18, s.1; 2017, c.13, s.1; 2023, c.17, s.21