s 2 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “aerodrome” means any area of land or water designed, equipped, set apart or commonly used for affording facilities for the landing and departure of aircraft; “airport” includes land and buildings comprised in an aerodrome; “cargo” means moveable property carried in aircraft; “Chicago Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation concluded at Chicago on 7 December 1944; “crew” includes every person employed or engaged in an aircraft in flight on the business of the aircraft; “controlled area” means any area declared to be a controlled area under section 8; “damage or loss” include, in relation to a person, loss of life and personal injury; “Director General” means the Director General of Civil Aviation Malaysia; “erection” in relation to a structure includes an addition or alteration to any existing structure; “goods” and “articles” include mails and animals; “Government aerodrome” means any aerodrome under the control of the Minister and includes any aerodrome of the Armed Forces or any visiting force; “land” includes land covered with water and any right in or over land; “licensed company” means the company to which a licence is issued by the Minister under subsection 24A(1); “Malaysian aircraft” means an aircraft registered in any part of Malaysia; “military aircraft” means aircraft in the military service of the Armed Forces and include any aircraft that is commanded by a member of the Armed Forces in the course of his duties as such a member; “structure” includes any house, warehouse, office, shop, school and any other building, whether permanent or temporary, whether used for the purpose of human habitation or otherwise, and also any wall, fence, platform, staging, gatepost, pillar, poling, frame, boarding, bridge, cable, wire or any other artificial obstruction raised above ground level. (2) Any reference in this Act to any country or territory shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to the territorial waters, if any, adjacent to that country or territory and to the airspace over that country or territory and over the territorial waters adjacent to it. P ART IA DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION MALAYSIA