Cap. 261 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"appointed day", in relation to article 12, has the meaning given to it by that article;

"Authority" means the Housing Authority established by article 3; "Board" means the Board established by article 6

"Chairman" means Chairman of the Authority and includes, in the circumstances mentioned in article 5(2), the deputy chairman or other person appointed to act as chairman; "the Company", in relation to article 20, means the company now † known as Mid-Med Finance Corporation Limited formed by a memorandum and articles of association signed on 10th January, 1968 under the name of Barclays Finance Corporation (Malta) Limited, and registered as a company with the Registrar of Partnerships on the same date, the change of name having taken effect on 1st October, 1975, by virtue of a resolution taken by the Company on 29th September, 1975 and duly registered with the said Registrar; and any reference to the Company, whether in this Act or elsewhere, shall, for the purposes of this Act, include a reference to the Company by whichever of the two names it is referred to; "financial year" means a period of twelve months ending on 31st December: Provided that the financial year which commenced on the 1st

*See article 1(2) as originally enacted, which subarticle has been omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980 and Legal Notice 129 of 1976. †By resolution dated 9th March, 1977, the name has been changed to "Lohombus Corporation Limited" with effect from 1st April, 1977. "immovable assets", in relation to article 12, has the meaning given to it by that article;

"land" includes any buildings or other structures thereon; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for housing;

"operative date", in relation to article 20, has the meaning given to it by that article; "public officer" shall have the same meaning assigned to it by article 124 of the Constitution; "title", in relation to article 12, means any title over immovable property sohowever called or described and includes any title mentioned in article 5(a), (b) and (c) of of the Land Acquisition

(Public Purposes) Ordinance and any rights over the said property exercised in terms of the provisions of the said Ordinance; "the transferee", in relation to article 20, has the meaning given to it by that article; "transferred loans", in relation to article 20, has the meaning given to it by that article.

Establishment, functions and conduct of affairs of the Authority