Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say —

• “body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner;

• “commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of the aircraft;

• “document” includes information recorded in any form, and in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include references to producing a copy of the information in legible form;

• “export” includes shipment as stores;

• “exportation” in relation to any ship, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the United Kingdom of the ship, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;

• operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or vehicle;

• “owner”, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered;

• “restricted goods” means the goods specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Export of Goods, Transfer of Technology and Provision of Technical Assistance (Control) Order 2003^f1;

• “ship” has the meaning it bears in section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f2;

• “shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979^f3;

• “vehicle” means a land transport vehicle.