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Section 2Part 1 — Preliminary

Definitions

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In this Law —
means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which —
a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of —
being in the aircraft;
direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft;
direct exposure to jet blast,
the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which —
adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft; and
would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component,
the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible;
includes facilities, directions and information, furnished, issued or provided for the purpose of or in connection with —
the navigation or movement of aircraft in the air or on the ground; or
the control or movement of vehicles in any part of an airport used for the movement of aircraft other than movement on the apron;
means any service performed by any aircraft for hire or reward, except that a member of a club carried in any aircraft belonging to the club for the purpose of instruction shall not, if the instructor is also a member of the club, be deemed to be carried for hire or reward, notwithstanding that payment is made for such instruction or carriage;
means an undertaking whose business includes the undertaking of flights for the purposes of public transport of passengers, mail or cargo;
means an area on land or water (including any buildings, installations, and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft, and which is designated an airport under section 29 of the Airports Authority Law (2005 Revision);
means an area in an airport on land, intended to accommodate aircraft for the purposes of loading or unloading passengers, mail or cargo, fuelling, parking, or maintenance of aircraft;
means a person authorised in writing by the Cabinet to exercise the particular power referred to in this Law where those words appear;
means the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands the establishment of which is continued under section 3(1);
means the board of directors of the Authority established under section 7;
means the chairman of the Board;
means the deputy chairman of the Board;
means a member of the Board appointed under section 7(4);
means the Director-General of Civil Aviation appointed under section 11(1);
means the International Civil Aviation Organisation established by the Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed in Chicago on the 7th December 1944;
means an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of operation;
means a member of the Authority, and includes the chairman and a temporary member;
means the Member of Cabinet for the time being charged with responsibility for civil aviation in accordance with section 54 of The Constitution [UKSI 2009 No. 1379];
means the Register of Aircraft Mortgages created and maintained by the Authority under section 5(1)(da);
includes a mortgage which extends to any store of spare parts for the aircraft but does not otherwise include a mortgage created as a floating charge;
means an area of land or building under the control of the Authority to which public access is restricted; and
includes every type of wheeled or tracked vehicle capable of being driven, towed or pushed and includes animal drawn carts and carriages.

Defined Terms

accidentair navigation servicesair transport servicesair transport undertakingairportapronauthorised personAuthorityBoardchairmandeputy chairmandirectorDirector-GeneralICAOincidentmemberMinistermortgage registermortgages of aircraftrestricted areavehicle

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