S.L. 217.24 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 217 S.L.497.07. S.L. 217.14. 2 [S.L. S.L. 460.17.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Immigration Act;

"the Agency" means Identity Malta Agency established by the Identity Malta Agency (Establishment) Order;

"employment licence" means a licence issued under article 11(3) of the Act;

"illegally employed third-country national" means a third-country national who is not in possession of an employment licence;

"illegally staying third-country national" means a third-country national present in Malta, who does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils, the conditions for stay or residence in Malta;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for immigration;

"reporting unit" means the unit and its officers within Identity Malta entrusted with the inspection of illegally staying and illegally employed third-country nationals, in accordance with the Minimum Standards on Sanctions and Measures Against Employers of Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals Regulations and the monitoring of third country nationals enrolled in educational establishments; NATIONALS AND THE MONITORING OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS ENROLLED 217.24 IN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

"residence permit" includes a permit issued under the Act and subsidiary legislation authorizing a third country national, who is not a dependent upon a citizen of the European Union as defined by the provisions of Free Movement of European

Union Nationals and their Family Members Order, to reside in Malta;

"student" means a third country national who has been authorized to reside in Malta on the basis of national legislation or policies;

"third-country national" means any person who is not a national of the European Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and who is not enjoying the Community right of free movement, as defined in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/ 399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code);

"visa" means the authorisation issued by a Member State of the European Union in terms of Regulation (EC) No 810/ 2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) or in accordance with Article 18 of the Schengen Convention.