PART 7Aircraft

Interpretation of Part 768.

(1)

In this Part—

“air traffic control” means a person who holds a licence under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000 (air traffic services);

“the ANO” means the Air Navigation Order 2016 M1;

“beneficial interest” means any beneficial interest, however arising (whether held by trustee or nominee or arising under a contract or otherwise), other than an interest held by any person as mortgagee;

“DPRK aircraft” means an aircraft—

(a)

owned, chartered or operated by a person connected with the DPRK,

(b)

registered in the DPRK, or

(c)

originating from the DPRK;

“specified” means specified in a direction under regulation 65.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of “DPRK aircraft”, an aircraft is “owned” by a person if—

(a)

the legal title to the aircraft, or to any share in the aircraft, is vested in the person, or

(b)

the person has a beneficial interest in the aircraft or in any share in the aircraft,

and the reference to a legal title or other interest includes one held jointly with any other person or persons.

(3)

Any expression used in this Part and in section 6 of the Act (aircraft sanctions) has the same meaning in this Part as it has in that section.