# Marine And Aviation Insurance (War Risks) Act 1952, Section 10: Interpretation and savings.


(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
“British aircraft” means aircraft registered in Her Majesty’s dominions;
“goods” includes currency and any securities payable to bearer, not being either bills of exchange or promissory notes;
“war risks” means risks arising from any of the following events, that is to say, hostilities, rebellion, revolution and civil war, from civil strife consequent on the happening of any of those events, or from action taken (whether before or after the outbreak of any hostilities, rebellion, revolution or civil war) for repelling an imagined attack or preventing or hindering the carrying out of any attack, and includes piracy.
(2) The provisions of this Act relating to British ships shall apply also to ships of India and ships of the Republic of Ireland, and references in this Act to British ships shall be construed accordingly.
(3) The provisions of this Act relating to British aircraft shall apply also to aircraft registered in India, the Republic of Ireland, the Federation of Malaya, a protectorate, a protected state, a trust territory or a mandated territory, and references in this Act to British aircraft shall be construed accordingly.
The references in this subsection to a protectorate, a protected state, a trust territory and a mandated territory shall be construed as if they were references contained in the British Nationality Act 1948.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/57/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-aviation-insurance-war-risks-act-1952/section-10
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