Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1988

Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1946” means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946 ;

“the Act of 1950” means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1950 ;

“the Act of 1959” means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1959 ;

“the Act of 1963” means the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1963

(as amended by the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1971 , and the Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Act, 1983 );

“the Act of 1965” means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1965 ;

“the Acts” means the Air Navigation and Transport Acts, 1936 to 1986;

“authorised person” has the meaning specified in section 18 ;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Tourism and Transport;

“the Principal Act” means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1936 ;

“1975 Protocols to the Warsaw Convention” means the Additional Protocols Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 (each of which was signed at Montreal on the 25th day of September, 1975) to amend the Warsaw Convention.

(2) A reference in this Act to a section or Schedule is, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, this Act, and a reference in this Act to a subsection or paragraph is a reference to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

(3) A reference in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or adapted by or under any subsequent enactment (including this Act).