S.L. 399.45 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 399. Cap. 418. Cap. 391. Cap. 258. 2 [S.L. Cap. 61.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Electronic Communications (Regulation) Act;

"appointed date" is the date as the Minister responsible for communications may by notice in the Gazette appoint as laid down in regulation 4(1) and 7(3);

"the Authority" means the Malta Communications

Authority established under the Malta Communications Authority Act;

"competent authorities" means any public authority which is responsible for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to the public security, and includes the Security Service as established under the Security Service Act;

"identity document" means an identity card, a residence document or an identification document issued under the Identity Card and Other Identity Documents Act or an identity document issued by the pertinent authorities of a Member State of the European Union, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland or any document listed in the Schedule of these Regulations:

Provided that any of these identity documents shall display as a minimum the name and surname and photograph of the holder and a number of the identity document or passport

(SIMS) USED FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ELECTRONIC 399.45 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

number or an identifying document number;

"minor" means any person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years;

"passport" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it under the Passports Ordinance;

"reseller" means a provider who purchases or otherwise acquires SIMs from an undertaking and resells them to subscribers;

"SIM" means a replaceable or non-replaceable Subscriber Identity Module;

"stipulated time frame" means six (6) months following the appointed date when regulation 4(1) shall come into force;

"subscriber" means any person who or which is party to a contract with the provider of publicly available electronic communications services for the supply of such services;

"undertaking" means a person providing or authorised to provide electronic communications networks and, or services or associated facilities thereto.