S.L. 258.4 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 258.  S.L. 595.07.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Identity Card and other Identity

Documents Act;

"Agency" means the Identity Malta Agency established by article 3 of the Identity Malta (Establishment) Order;

"authorised officer" shall have the same meaning as assigned to in the Act;

"biometric identifiers" means personal data resulting from specific technical processing of the facial image and fingerprints of a natural person that allows or confirms the unique identification of the said natural person;

"controller" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

"facial image" means an image captured by the authorised officer during the registration phase;

"identification document" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"identity card" means a document issued in accordance with Part A of the Act;

"identity document" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"NIDMS" means the National Identity Management System; "personal data" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

"Regulation (EU) 2016/679" means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);

"residence document" means a document issued in accordance with Part B of the Act.