Cap. 421 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Council" means the Malta Crafts Council set up under article 4;

"craft" means an art, skill or trade, declared by the Minister to be a craft for the purposes of this Act and practised by a person or persons in the manufacture of artefacts and other products and generally requiring in their manufacturing a greater input of human skill than of machinery;

"craftsman" means a person who practises a Maltese craft and earns his living by or supplements his income by that Maltese craft or who proves that he possesses the ability to produce Maltese craft products; "entrepreneur" means a person, whether an individual or a juridical person, who by way of trade deals in Maltese craft products;

"Maltese craft" means a craft generally reflecting the traditions and heritage of the Maltese islands;

"Maltese craft products" means products of Maltese crafts manufactured in Malta;

"marks" for the purpose of article 7 includes hallmarks and labels;

"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for industry.