Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982
2. Definitions
In
this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "aircraft" means any aircraft, whether or not registered
in India, other than a military aircraft or an aircraft used in customs or
police service;
(b) "aircraft registered in India" means an aircraft which is
for the time being registered in India;
(c) "Convention country" means a country in which the Hague
Convention is for the time being in force;
(d) "Hague Convention" means the Convention for the
Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft signed at The Hague on the 16th day
of December, 1970;
(e) "military aircraft" means an aircraft of the naval,
military, air force or any other armed forces of any country and includes every
aircraft commanded for the time being by a person in any such force detailed
for the purpose.