S.L. 220.5 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 220.

In these regulations -"detachment" means part of a unit which is so separated from the unit to which it belongs that the commanding officer of that unit cannot effectively exercise his disciplinary powers as commanding officer over it;

"subordinate commander", except where otherwise expressly provided, means the officer commanding a squadron, battery, company or equivalent sub-unit, or any officer appointed to be a subordinate commander by the commander; "unit", except where otherwise expressly provided, means either any independent portion of a corps which is not higher in the corps organisation than a battalion or its equivalent or any equivalent body of troops; "the Act" means the Malta Armed Forces Act, and other expressions have the same meanings as they have in the Act.