(1)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "authorised personnel " means the officers and sailors assigned to warships or military aircraft of the Indian Navy or officers and enrolled persons of the Coast Guard assigned to ships or aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard or officers of the Central Government or the State Government authorised for any ship or aircraft clearly marked and identifiable as being on Government service;

(b) "Code " means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974);

(c) "Convention " means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982;

(d) "Designated Court " means a Court of Session specified as such under section 8;

(e) "high seas " includes the Exclusive Economic Zone and all waters beyond the jurisdiction of any other State.

(f) "notification " means a notification published in the Official Gazette;

(g) "other State " means any country other than India;

(h) "piracy " means-

(i) "pirate ship " means a ship which-

(j) "ship " means-

(k) "stateless person " means a person who is not considered as a national by any country by virtue of its laws.

(2)

The words and expressions used in this Act and not defined but defined in the Convention, the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), the Code or the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (80 of 1976), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in such Convention, the Codes or the Act.