For the purpose of this Agreement and the Annex drawn up in application thereof, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (a)the term "the Convention" means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at go on the seventh day of December, 1944 and includes any Annexes adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes of that Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof so far as those Annexes and amendments have been adopted by both Contracting Parties;
- (b)the term "aeronautical authorities" means, in the case of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Minister responsible for matters relating to Civil Aviation and any person or body authorised to perform any functions which at present are being performed by the said Minister or similar functions, and, in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Minister of Transport and Public Works responsible for matters relating to Civil Aviation and any person or body authorised to perform any functions which at present are being performed by the said Minister or similar functions;
- (c)the term "designated airline" means an airline which has been designated and authorised in accordance with Article 3 of this Agreement;
- (d)the term "territory" in relation to a State means the land areas and territorial waters adjacent thereto under the sovereignty or protection of that State;
- (e)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;
- (f)the term "aircraft equipment", "aircraft stores" and "spare parts" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in Annex 9 of the Convention and
- (g)the term "tariff" means the prices to be paid for the carnage of passengers and cargo and the conditions under which these prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary services but excluding remunerations and conditions for the carriage of mail.
