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Article 1

For the purpose of the present Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the term "the Convention" means the Convention on International Civil

Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on the seventh day of December, 1944,

and includes any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any

amendment of the Annexes or Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof so

far as those Annexes and amendments have become effective for or been ratified

by both Contracting Parties;

(b)

the term "aeronautical authorities" means in the case of the United Kingdom

of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State for Trade and in the

case of the People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Civil

Aviation of China, or in either case any person or body authorised to perform a

particular function to which the present Agreement relates;

(c) the term "designated airline" means an airline which has been designated

and authorised in accordance with Article 4 of the present Agreement;

(a)

the term "territory" in relation to a State shall be deemed to be the

land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty of or

administered by such State;

(e) the term "tariff" means the prices to be paid for the carriage of passengers,

baggage and cargo and the conditions under which those prices apply, including

prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary services, but excluding

remuneration or conditions for the carriage of mail.

CMB8 (e)

(f)

the terms "air service", "international air service", "airline" and

"stop for non-traffic purposes" have the meanings respectively assigned to them

in Article 96 of the Convention.