# Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006, Section 95: Part 5: interpretation


(1) In this Part—
“British-registered” means registered in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands;
“broadcast” means a broadcast by wireless telegraphy of sounds or visual images intended for general reception (whether or not the sounds or images are actually received by anyone), but does not include a broadcast consisting in a message or signal sent in connection with navigation or for the purpose of securing safety;
“designated area” has the meaning given by section 1(7) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 (c. 29);
“external waters” means the whole of the sea adjacent to the United Kingdom that is within the seaward limits of UK territorial sea;
“the high seas” means seas that are not within the seaward limits of UK territorial sea or of the territorial waters adjacent to a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.
(2) For the purposes of this Part references to a “British person” are references to—
(a) a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen;
(b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) is a British subject; or
(c) a British protected person within the meaning given by section 50(1) of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/36/section/95 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-act-2006/section-95
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