Section 2: Interpretation

2. Interpretation In this Act— “aerodrome” has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Act; “aircraft” shall not include a police, military or customs aircraft; “airport” means an aerodrome, any passenger and freight terminal and other facilities serving international and domestic civil aviation; “competent authority” means the Director of Civil Aviation or such other authority as may be prescribed; “Hague Convention” means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at the Hague on 16 December 1970; “Minister” means the Prime Minister; “Montreal Convention” means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971; C19 – 1 [Issue 1] “serious injury” has the same meaning as in the Civil Aviation Regulations 1986; “Tokyo Convention” means the Convention on Offences and certain other Acts committed on Board Aircraft, done at Tokyo on 14 September 1963. [S. 2 amended by Act 32 of 1994; s. 3 of Act 12 of 2007 w.e.f. 11 August 2007.]