Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“anti-personnel mine” has the meaning assigned in Article 2 of the Ottawa Convention; “a prohibited object” means an anti-personnel mine or any component of an anti-personnel mine; “fact-finding mission” means a fact-finding mission under Article 8 of the Ottawa Convention; “Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for the subject of Defence is assigned; “Ottawa Convention” means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction which was signed by Belize in 1998, a copy of which is set out in the Schedule to this Act; or as amended from time to time; “premises” includes land, immovable building, moveable structure, vehicle and aircraft; “transfer” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 for the Ottawa Convention. 6