Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 12)

PART 6 S FINAL PROVISIONS

40 Interpretation S

In this Act—

• “adult” means an individual aged 18 or over,

• “captain” means master of a ship or commander of an aircraft,

• “child” means a person under 18 years of age,

• “ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation,

• “UK national” means—

  (a)

  a British citizen,

  (b)

  a person who is a British subject by virtue of Part 4 of the British Nationality Act 1981 and who has a right of abode in the United Kingdom, or

  (c)

  a person who is a British overseas territories citizen by virtue of a connection with Gibraltar,

• “vehicle” means any vehicle other than a ship or an aircraft.