Airport Traffic Regulations — 2
2 In these Regulations, aerodrome means an area of land, water (including the frozen surface thereof) or other supporting surface used, designed, prepared, equipped or set apart for use either in whole or in part for the arrival, departure, movement or servicing of aircraft and includes any buildings, installations and equipment used in connection therewith; ( aérodrome ) aircraft means any machine used or designed for navigation in the air but does not include a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine; ( aéronef ) airport means an aerodrome in respect of which a Canadian aviation document issued pursuant to the Aeronautics Act is in force; ( aéroport ) airport manager means the person in charge of an airport or the authorized representative of that person; ( directeur d’aéroport ) animal means any domestic animal and includes poultry; ( animal ) apron means that part of an airport, other than the manoeuvring area, intended to accommodate the loading and unloading of passengers and cargo, the refuelling, servicing, maintenance and parking of aircraft and the movement of aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians to allow execution of those functions; ( aire de trafic ) apron traffic means all aircraft, vehicles, pedestrians and equipment utilizing the apron area of the airport; ( trafic de l’aire de trafic ) commercial passenger vehicle means any taxi, bus or other vehicle used or intended for use in the transportation of persons for compensation; ( véhicule commercial pour passager ) constable means (a) a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (b) a member of a provincial or municipal police force, and (c) any person or a member of a class of persons authorized by the Minister to enforce these Regulations; ( agent ) cross-walk means (a) any portion of a road, apron or other area designated by a sign or surface marking as a pedestrian crossing, and (b) that part of a road at an intersection that is included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the road or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the road; ( passage pour piétons ) Department means the Department of Transport; ( ministère ) driver means a person who is driving or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle or bicycle; ( conducteur ) intersection means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines or, in the absence of curb lines, of the lateral boundary lines of two or more roads that join one another at an angle whether or not one road crosses the other; ( carrefour ) land side means land side as defined in section 1 of the Traffic on the Land Side of Airports Regulations ; ( côté ville ) loading area means any portion of an airport designated by a sign and made available to the public for loading or unloading; ( aire d’embarquement ) manoeuvring area means that part of an airport ordinarily used for the take-off and landing of aircraft and for the movement of aircraft associated with the take-off and landing, but does not include the apron; ( aire de manoeuvre ) Minister means the Minister of Transport; ( ministre ) motor vehicle means an automobile, over-snow vehicle, truck, bus or any self-propelled vehicle or device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported, carried or conveyed upon land and includes a machine designed to derive support in the atmosphere from reactions against the earth’s surface of air expelled from the machine; ( véhicule à moteur ) over-snow vehicle means a vehicle that is capable of being propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power, that runs on tracks or skis or on tracks and skis and that is designed for operation on snow or ice; ( autoneige ) owner , with respect to a motor vehicle, means a person who holds legal title to it or a person in whose name it is or is required to be registered by the laws of a province and includes a