S.L. 535.2 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 535.

(1) Unless otherwise defined in these regulations, words and expressions used herein shall have the same meaning assigned to them as in the Act.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "the Act" means the Continental Shelf Act;

"administrative charge" means any fee payable to the Government to cover the cost of expenses incurred in relation to the application, processing and granting of a licence under these regulations; "the competent authority" means the Office of the Prime Minister, and such other body or person as the Prime Minister may prescribe and designate as the competent authority for different purposes in terms of different provisions of these regulations; "dumping" means:

(a) any deliberate disposal of wastes or other matter from vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea;

(b) any deliberate disposal of vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea, but does not include:

(i) the disposal of wastes or other matter incidental to, or derived from the normal operations of vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea and their equipment, other than wastes or other matter transported by or to vessels, aircraft, platforms or other man-made structures at sea, operating for the purpose of disposal of such matter or derived from the treatment of such wastes or other matter on such vessels, aircraft, platforms or structures;

(ii) placement of matter for a purpose other than the mere disposal thereof, provided that such placement is not contrary to the aims of these "licence" means any agreement or document evidencing authorisation and consent granted by the Government under these regulations;

"Prime Minister" includes any other person designated by the Prime Minister as a competent authority in terms of article 5 of the Act; "research entity" means any person, State, educational institution, commercial partnership, consortium, association, body of persons or competent international organisation involved in marine scientific research.