S.L. 345.30 Art. 2Interpretation.    Cap. 345. Cap. 330.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Financial Markets Act;

"applicant" means a person intending to act as sponsor, or to hold itself out to act as such, that is applying or has applied for registration as a sponsor, as the case may be, in accordance with article 12B of the Act;

"competent authority" means the Malta Financial Services Authority established by the Malta Financial Services Authority Act;

"issuer" means any legal entity that issues or proposes to issue securities;

"public sector issuer" means any states and their regional and local authorities, public international bodies, central banks, and the European Central Bank;

"sponsor" means a person registered with the competent authority in terms of article 12B of the Act to provide advice, guidance and expertise to issuers applying, or intending to apply, for admissibility to listing of securities on a local regulated market under the Act, and as may be prescribed.

(2) Words and expressions used in these regulations which are also used in the Act, but which are not defined herein, shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.