Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1936

Definitions.

2.—(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;

the expression “the Paris Convention” means the International Convention relating to the regulation of aerial navigation done at Paris on the 13th day of October, 1919, and includes any amendment to the said Convention which may be made under Article 34 thereof;

the expression “the Warsaw Convention” means the International Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air which was signed at Warsaw on the 12th day of October, 1929, and came into force in respect of Saorstát Eireann on the 19th day of December, 1935;

the expression “the Rome Convention” means the International Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to damage caused by aircraft to third parties on the surface which was signed at Rome on the 29th day of May, 1933, and includes any amendment to the said Convention to which Saorstát Eireann is a party;

the word “aircraft” includes all balloons, whether fixed or free, kites, gliders, airships and flying machines;

the word “airship” means an aircraft using gas lighter than air as a means of support, and having means of propulsion;

the word “balloon” means an aircraft using gas lighter than air as a means of support and having no means of propulsion;

the word “seaplane” includes a flying boat and any other aircraft designed to manœuvre on the waters;

the expression “State aircraft” means military aircraft and every aircraft exclusively employed in State services, including postal, customs, and police services;

the expression “Saorstát Eireann aircraft” means aircraft registered in Saorstát Eireann;

the expression “foreign aircraft” means aircraft which is registered in a country other than Saorstát Eireann;

the word “goods” includes mails and animals;

the word “aerodrome” means any definite and limited area (including water) intended to be used, either wholly or in part, for or in connection with the landing or departure of aircraft;

the word “land” includes land covered with water, any harbour, any part of the territorial waters of Saorstát Eireann, foreshore, any easement, water-right, fishing right or other of whatsoever kind right in over or in respect of land or water, but does not include land which belongs to Saorstát Eireann by virtue of Article 11 of the Constitution; the expression “policy of insurance” includes a covering note;

the expression “the Company” means the Company to be formed and registered under Part VIII of this Act;

the expression “subsidiary company” means an air transport company in which more than one half of the issued share capital thereof is held by the Company;

the expression “local authority” means a body which is—

(a) the council of a county or other borough, or

(b) the council of a county, or

(c) the council of an urban district;

the expressions “conservancy authority” and “harbour authority” have the same meanings respectively as in section 742 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 ;

the word “prescribed” where it occurs in Part II of this Act means prescribed by order made by the Executive Council under the said Part II;

the word “prescribed” (except in Part II of this Act) means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.

(2) References in this Act to any country or territory (including Saorstát Eireann) shall, unless the context otherwise requires be construed as including reference to the territorial waters (if any) adjacent to such country or territory.