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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Hovercraft (General) Order 1972.
(2) (a) Article 35 of this Order shall come into operation on 31st May 1972;
(b)The remainder of the Order shall come into operation on 26th June 1972.
2. This Order applies to hovercraft which are used—
(i)wholly or partly on or over the sea or navigable waters; or
(ii)on or over land to which the public have access or non-navigable waters to which the public have access; or
(iii)elsewhere for the carriage of passengers for reward:
(a)apply to hovertrains; nor
(b)prejudice the operation of section 19 of the Road Traffic Act 1962.
3.—(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Authorised person”
any constable; and
any person authorised in writing by the Secretary of State either generally or in relation to a particular case or class of cases;
“Beneficial interest”
“The CAA” means
“Captain” means
“Hovertrains” means
“Military hovercraft” means
any hovercraft being constructed for the naval, military or air force of any country under a contract entered into by the Secretary of State; and
any hovercraft in respect of which there is in force a certificate issued by the Secretary of State that the hovercraft is to be treated for the purposes of this Order as a military hovercraft;
“Navigable water” means
“Operator”
“Passenger” means
“Unladen weight”
“United Kingdom”
“Unqualified person” means
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
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