Interpretation
2.—(1) This Order shall have effect as if the Isle of Man were a part of the United Kingdom, and, unless the contrary intention appears, references to the United Kingdom shall be construed accordingly.
(2) In this Order the following expressions have, except where otherwise expressly provided, the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—
“aircraft of Serbia or Montenegro” means
(a)any aircraft registered in Serbia or Montenegro; and
(b)any other aircraft for the time being chartered to a person connected with Serbia or Montenegro;
“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;
“enactment” includes an Act of Tynwald and any provision contained in such an Act;
“export” includes shipment as stores;
“exportation” and “importation”, in relation to any vessel, submersible vehicle or aircraft, includes the taking out of or into 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;
“indictment”, in respect of the Isle of Man, includes information;
“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 Serbia or Montenegro” means
(i)the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, of Serbia and of Montenegro;
(ii)any other person in, or resident in, Serbia or Montenegro;
(iii)any body incorporated or constituted under the law of Serbia or Montenegro;
(iv)any body, wherever incorporated or constituted, which is controlled by any of the said Governments, any other person in, or resident in, Serbia or Montenegro, or any body incorporated in or constituted under the law of Serbia or Montenegro; and
(v)any person acting on behalf of any of the above mentioned persons;
“shipment” (and cognate expressions) and “stores” shall have the meanings they bear in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(1);
“vehicle” means land transport vehicle and includes a barge;
“vessel” shall have the meaning it bears in the Export of Goods (Control) Order 1991(2).