# The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution) (British Indian Ocean Territory) Order 1997, Article 3: Interpretation


In this Order, “the Territory” means the British Indian Ocean Territory, and references to the Territory include references to the territory and territorial sea of the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2583/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-oil-pollution-british-indian-ocean-territory-order-1997/article-3
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