Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires“aerodrome” or “airport” means any area of land or water (including any area or space, whether on the ground, on the roof of a building or elsewhere) which is designed, equipped, prepared, set apart or used for affording facilities for the landing “aircraft” means any machine or apparatus that can derive support in the atmosphere from reactions of the air but does not include projectiles or rockets; “air navigation services” includes information, directions, and other facilities furnished, issued or provided in connection with the navigation or movement of aircraft and includes the control of movement of vehicles in any part of an airport used for the movement of aircraft; “Belize aircraft” means an aircraft registered in Belize pursuant to regulations made under this Act; 6 Civil Aviation Act “CARICOM Member state” means a State which is a party the Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy; “Chicago Convention” means the Convention of International Civil Aviation concluded at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944; “Customs aerodrome” means an aerodrome designated by the Minister to be a place of landing or departure of aircraft for the purpose of the enactments relating to customs; “Director of Civil Aviation” means the person for the time being lawfully discharging in Belize the functions of the Office of the Head of the Civil Aviation Department on behalf of the “loss or damage” includes, in relation to persons, loss of life and personal injury; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation, unless otherwise specified; “reward”, in relation to a flight, includes any form of consideration received or to be received, wholly or partly, in connection with the flight, irrespective of the person by whom or to whom the consideration has been or is to be given.