Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
“body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership and, in relation to such a partnership, any reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner;
“commander”, in relation to an aircraft, means the member of the flight crew designated as commander of the aircraft by the operator thereof, or, failing such a person, the person who is for the time being the pilot in command of the aircraft;
“export” includes shipment as stores;
“exportation” in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of the United Kingdom of the vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft notwithstanding that it is conveying goods or passengers and whether or not it is moving under its own power; and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
“master”, in relation to a ship, includes any person (other than a pilot) for the time being in charge of the ship;
“operator”, in relation to an aircraft or vehicle, means the person for the time being having the management of the aircraft or the vehicle;
“owner”, where the owner of a ship is not the operator, means the operator and any person to whom it is chartered;
“person connected with Sierra Leone” means
(a)the Government of Sierra Leone;
(b)any other person in, or resident in, Sierra Leone;
(c)any body incorporated or constituted under the law of Sierra Leone;
(d)any body, wherever incorporated or constituted, which is controlled by any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above; or
(e)any person acting on behalf of any of the persons mentioned in subparagraph (a) to (d) above;
“ship” has the meaning it bears in section 313 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1);
“shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(2);
“vehicle” means land transport vehicle.