Crown application
34.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Article, the provisions of this Order shall apply to or in relation to hovercraft belonging to or exclusively employed in the service of Her Majesty, as they apply to or in relation to other hovercraft and for the purposes of such application the Government Department or other authority for the time being responsible on behalf of Her Majesty for the operational management of the hovercraft shall be deemed to be the operator of the hovercraft and in the case of a hovercraft belonging to Her Majesty to be the owner of the interest of Her Majesty in the hovercraft:
(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3) of this Article nothing in this Order shall apply to or in relation to any military hovercraft.
(3) Where a military hovercraft is operated by a civilian and is not commanded by a person who is acting in the course of his duty as a member of any of Her Majesty's naval or military or air forces or as a member of a visiting force or international headquarters, Article 20 shall apply on the occasion of that journey.