# Outer Space Act 1986, Section 13: Minor definitions.


(1) In this Act—
“dependent territory” means—
(a) a colony, or
(b) a country outside Her Majesty’s dominions in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction in right of Her Government in the United Kingdom;
“outer space” includes the moon and other celestial bodies; and
“space object” includes the component parts of a space object, its launch vehicle and the component parts of that.
(2) For the purposes of this Act a person carries on an activity if he causes it to occur or is responsible for its continuing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/38/section/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-space-act-1986/section-13
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