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104. INTERPRETATION (1) In this Chapter— “ alien ” means a person who is not a Commonwealth citizen, a British protected person or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; “ British protected person ” means a person who is a British protected person for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1948 of the United Kingdom; “ the British Nationality Act 1948 of the United Kingdom ” includes any Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom altering that Act. (2) For the purposes of this Chapter, a person born aboard a registered ship or aircraft, or aboard an unregistered ship or aircraft of the government of any country, shall be deemed to Laws of Saint Lucia Constitution of Saint Lucia Cap. 1.01 109 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2006 have been born in the place in which the ship or aircraft was registered or, as the case may be, in that country. (3) Any reference in this Chapter to the national status of the father of a person at the time of that person’s birth shall, in relation to a person born after the death of his or her father, be construed as a reference to the national status of the father at the time of the father’s death; and where that death occurred before the commencement of this Constitution and the birth occurred after such commencement the national status that the father would have had if he had died immediately after such commencement shall be deemed to be his national status at the time of his death.