14. Interpretation

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—

“Conventions” mean the First Convention, the Second

Convention, the Third Convention and the Fourth

Convention, the relevant Articles of which are set out in the Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III and

Schedule IV to this Act ;

“Court” shall include any Court Martial within the meaning of the Army Act (Chapter 357), the Navy

Act (Chapter 358) or the Air Force Act (Chapter

359) respectively ;

“protected internee” means a person protected by the

Fourth Convention and interned in Sri Lanka ;

“protecting power” in relation to a protected internee or a prisoner of war, means the power or organization which is carrying out in the interests of the power of which he is a national or of whose armed forces he is or was at any material time a member, the duties assigned to protecting powers under the Third Convention or as may be necessary the Fourth Convention ;

“protected prisoner of war” means a person protected by the Third Convention.