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Article 3 Interpretation

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(1)

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “Captain” means the person who is designated by the operator to be in charge of a hovercraft during any journey, or, failing such designation, the person who is for the time being lawfully in charge of the hovercraft;

  • “Hovertrains” means hovercraft which are at all times guided by tracks, rails or guides fixed to the ground;

  • “Navigable water” means any water which is in fact navigable by ships or vessels, whether or not the tide ebbs and flows there, and whether or not there is a public right of navigation in that water;

(2)

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.