S.L. 226.3 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 499. S.L. 499.12. S.L. 499.12. 2 [S.L. Cap. 226.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta established under the Act;

"hazardous and noxious substances" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the OPRC-HNS Protocol;

"internal waters" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Act;

"marine facility" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Dangerous Cargo Ships, Marine Terminals and Facilities and Bunkering Regulations;

"marine terminal" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Dangerous Cargo Ships, Marine Terminals and Facilities and Bunkering Regulations;

"National Competent Authority" means the national competent authority appointed under regulation 4; POLLUTION PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE 226.03 AND CO-OPERATION

"National Contingency Plan" means the National Marine Pollution Contingency Plan prepared by the Authority, as amended from time to time;

"OPRC Convention" means the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation th signed in London on 30 November, 1990;

"OPRC-HNS Protocol" means the Protocol of 2000 to the OPRC Convention relating to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous th and Noxious Substances signed in London on 15 March, 2000;

"oil" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the OPRC Convention;

"pollution" means a marine pollution incident involving oil or any other type of hazardous and noxious substance;

"pollution emergency plan" means a marine pollution response emergency plan prepared by the Authority, marine terminal or marine facility setting out arrangements for responding to incidents which cause or may cause marine pollution by oil or other hazardous and noxious substance, with the aim to prevent such pollution or minimise its effect;

"pollution incident" means an occurrence or a series of occurrences having the same origin, including fire or explosion, which results or may result in a discharge, release or emission of oil or hazardous and noxious substances and which poses or may pose a threat to the marine environment, or to the coastline or to the related interests, and which requires emergency action or other immediate response;

"port" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Act;

"ship" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Act; and

"territorial waters" means the waters described in article 3(1) of the Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act and includes any waters enclosed between the base lines therein mentioned and the coast.