# The Hovercraft (Application of Enactments) Order 1972, Article 3: Interpretation


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/971/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hovercraft-application-of-enactments-order-1972/article-3
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