S.L. 386.30 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 386.    Cap. 639.  Cap. 639.      Cap. 639.

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

"Act" means the Companies Act;

"agricultural activity" shall have the same meaning assigned to it under the Agriculture Act;

"agricultural company" means a private limited liability company as referred to in the Act and which carries out an agricultural activity;

"ancillary agricultural activities" means commercial activities that are related directly to the agricultural activity with the aim of adding value to the local agricultural produce derived from the agricultural activity;

"certificate of registration" when used in relation to a company, means a certificate of registration issued under these regulations and the words "registration", "registered" and their derivatives shall be construed accordingly;

"company" means an agricultural company registered or to be registered under these regulations; "Directorate" means the Agriculture Directorate established in accordance with the Agriculture Act and includes the Director or any authorised body or person acting on the

Directorate’s behalf in accordance with the powers delegated by the Directorate under the said Agriculture Act;

"local agricultural produce" means agricultural produce which is cultivated or grown in Malta, and shall include products derived directly from such local agricultural or animal husbandry produce;

"Registrar" means the Registrar of Companies in accordance with article 2(1) of the Act.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these regulations which are not herein defined, shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.