12 Interpretation of Part I
Visiting Forces Act 1952 (1952 c 67) | Legislation

12  Interpretation of Part I

(1)     In this Part of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—

“court” includes a service court;

“Her Majesty's ships or aircraft” does not include ships or aircraft belonging to Her Majesty otherwise than in right of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom;

“the home forces” means any of the forces of Her Majesty raised in the United Kingdom and for the time being serving in the United Kingdom;

“member”, in relation to a visiting force, means a member of the forces of the sending country, being one of the members thereof for the time being appointed to serve with that visiting force;

“the sending country”, in relation to a visiting force, means the country to whose forces the visiting

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