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S.L. 653.1 · Convention On The Prohibition Of The (S.L. 653.1)

S.L. 653.1 Art. 2Interpretation.

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In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Convention" means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and their Destruction signed at Ottawa, Canada on 4 December 1997; "mine" means a munition designed to be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or a vehicle;

"anti-personnel mine" means a mine designed to be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person and to incapacitate, injure or kill one or more persons; "transfer" involves, in addition to the physical movement of anti-personnel mines into or from a national territory, the transfer of title to and control over the mines.