The Duty-Free Supplies for the Royal Navy Regulations 1954

10.  In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires each of the following expressions shall have the meaning hereby assigned to it:—

“Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;

“food and drink” means any article used as food or drink for human consumption other than drugs;

“tobacco” means manufactured tobacco of every description;

“H.M. Ship” means a ship of the Royal Navy on the Home Station (other than a naval establishment);

“Naval establishment” means any naval establishment ashore in the United Kingdom manned by officers and men of the Royal Navy;

“Officers and men of the Royal Navy” means serving officers and ratings of the Royal Navy and officers and ratings of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve or other naval reserve when in actual service;

“Officers and men of the Royal Marines” means serving officers and men of the Royal Marines and officers and men of the Royal Marine Forces Volunteer Reserve or other Royal Marine reserve when in actual service.