Article 24 Interpretation of Part II

In this Part—

• “emergency” means an event or situation that causes or is likely to cause—

  1. (a)

     a person to die, be seriously injured or become seriously ill, or

  2. (b)

     serious harm to the environment (including the life and health of plants and animals and the fabric of buildings);

• “premises” includes any place and, in particular includes—

  1. (a)

     any vehicle, ship or aircraft,

  2. (b)

     any installation on land, any offshore installation and any other installation, and

  3. (c)

     any tent or movable structure;

• “road” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 2);

• “ship” includes every description of vessel used in navigation.