(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires -

"the Act of 1946" means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1946;

"the Act of 1988" means the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1988;

"the Acts" means the Air Navigation and Transport Acts, 1936 to 1988;

"aerodrome" includes an area of water intended for use for landing or taking off by aircraft and also includes an area, whether on land or water or on a building or other structure or elsewhere, intended for use for landing or taking off by aircraft capable of descending or climbing vertically;

"aeronautical communications services" means services providing communications facilities for any purpose connected with aviation;

"the Agency" means the Agency for the safety of air navigation comprised in Eurocontrol;