S.L. 387.1 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 387.

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

"the Act" means the Arbitration Act;

"arbitral tribunal" means a tribunal constituted of a sole arbitrator or a number of arbitrators[

"the Board" means the Board of Governors of the Malta Arbitration Centre;

"the Centre" means the Malta Arbitration Centre established by article 3 of the Arbitration Act;

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board of Governors; "claimant" includes one or more claimants; "foreign arbitration award" means an award issued outside Malta; "international award" means an award issued in an arbitration governed by Part V of the Act; "mandatory arbitrations" means arbitrations referred to in the Fourth Schedule to the Arbitration Act; "Notice" means the Notice of Arbitration referred to in rule 13;

"party" includes one or more parties; "the Registrar" means the Registrar of the Malta Arbitration Centre; "register of acts" means a register in which the acts pertaining to arbitrations are registered by the Registrar; "respondent" includes one or more respondents; "service agent" means a service agent as approved by the Centre.