2. Interpretation
In this Act—
“aircraft” means any machine for flying, whether propelled by mechanical means or not, and includes any description of balloon;
“airport” means the airport of George F. L. Charles or the airport of Hewanorra described respectively in Parts 1 and 2 of the Schedule;
“animal” means any animate thing of any kind except a human being;
“Authority” means the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority established under section 3;
“Authority pilot” means a person licensed to act as an Authority pilot under section 60 and employed by the Authority under section 55;
“beacon” means any light, mark or sign used as an aid to navigation other than a buoy, and includes aeronautical beacons and such other aids as are commonly used in aviation;
“buoy” means any anchored float and includes any floating light, mark or sign used as an aid to navigation;
“chairperson” means the chairperson of the Council and includes any person performing the functions of chairperson;
“charges” mean any charges or rates levied by the Authority under this Act;
“Council” means the Council of the Authority appointed under section 4;
“dues” include pilotage dues, port dues and tonnage dues levied under this Act;
“financial year” means such period of 12 months as the Authority with the approval of the Minister may determine to be its financial year, so however that the first financial year shall be the period commencing with the commencement of this Act and ending with such day as shall be fixed by the Authority;
“General Manager” means the General Manager of the Authority appointed under section 12 and includes any person performing the functions of the General Manager and any person authorised by the General Manager to perform any of the functions of the General Manager;
“goods” means all kinds of movable property including animals;
“local authority” means the Castries Corporation constituted under the Castries Corporation Act, 1967; or any town, village or district council constituted under the Local Authorities Act;
“member” means a member of the Council and when used in relation to the constitution of the Council includes the chairperson;
“Minister” means in relation to—
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(a) any matter concerning finance or the public service the Minister responsible for finance; and
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(b) any other matter the Minister responsible for communications and works;
“owner” when used in relation to—
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(a) goods, includes any consignor, consignee, shipper or agent of the owner for the sale, custody, loading, handling, unloading or delivery of such goods;
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(b) any ship or aircraft, includes any part owner, charterer, operator, consignee or mortgagee in possession thereof or any duly authorised agent of such person;
“perishable goods” mean goods liable to rapid deterioration and, in particular, includes fish, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, game, butter, eggs, milk, cheese, plants, small animals or any other thing which the Authority may by notice published in the Gazette declare to be perishable goods; Editor's note: Gazette notice 322/1972 declares certain goods perishable.
“person in charge” in relation to an aircraft means the pilot or other person having charge, command or control of the aircraft, and in relation to a ship the master or other person (other than an Authority pilot) having charge, command or control of the ship;
“Pilotage Committee” means the Pilotage Committee appointed under section 56;
“port” means an airport or a seaport;
“premises” include any immovable property whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
“regulations” mean the regulations made under this Act;
“seaport” means the Seaport of Castries or the Seaport of Vieux-Fort described respectively in Parts 3 and 4 of the Schedule and includes any other place that may be declared by the Minister by order as a seaport; Editor's note: Rodney Bay and Marigot Bay are established as seaports in Gazettes 151 and 152/1986 and Soufrière, by Gazette 507/1986.
“secondary asset” means any asset declared to be a secondary asset by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette in accordance with subsection 28(4);
“ship” includes any ship, vessel, tug or boat of any kind whatsoever whether the same is propelled by steam or otherwise or is towed;
“Tariff Book” means the Tariff Book prepared and published under section 53;
“vehicle” means any vehicle towed or propelled by any means whatsoever for the portage of goods or persons otherwise than by sea or air.
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(Amended by Acts 17 of 1985, 15 of 1997 and 8 of 2006)