Section 7: Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
''Minister'' means the Minister charged with responsibilities for matters relating to transport or the Minister charged with responsibility for aviation as the case may be;
''passenger or traveller'' includes the crew, staff and officers of ships, aircraft, etc.;
''ports'' includes any sea port, airport, inland port, container terminal, customs formation as listed in the Schedule to this act;
''premises'' includes the premises comprising the ports and such other locations within the vicinity of the ports as shall be designated by the appropriate authority of the Federal Government as areas comprising the ports;
''such other persons as may be authorised'' includes persons licenced to transact business at duty free shops and such other similar location provided within the vicinity of the ports referred to in the Schedule to this Act.