Section 3 Interpretation

In these byelaws:

• “aircraft” includes any craft or device which is for the time being airborne;

• “Appointed Person” means the Crown servant who has been appointed by the Secretary of State to be responsible for the Protected Area and the Controlled Areas;

• “Controlled Areas” means the areas of land belonging to the Secretary of State that are coloured blue on the five maps annexed to these byelaws;

• “firearm” has the same meaning as in the Firearms Act 1968^f1

• “lawful user” means any constable, Crown servant, member of a visiting force or headquarters, or any person in possession of a written permission from the Appointed Person;

• “offensive weapon” means any article made or adapted for use for:

  1. (a)

     causing injury to, or incapacitating a person, or

  2. (b)

     causing injury to, or incapacitating or trapping an animal or bird, and

  the person having it with him intends it for such use, or for threatening such use;

• “Protected Area” means the area of land that is coloured pink on the five maps annexed to these byelaws;

• “service authorities” means naval, military or air force authorities;

• “visiting force” means any body, contingent or detachment of the forces of a country for the time being present in the United Kingdom on the invitation of Her Majesty’s Government and any civilian component of that force as defined in section 10 of the Visiting Forces Act 1952^f2.