S.L. 409.20 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 409.  S.L. 409. 12.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act;

"apprentice tourist guide" means a person who is studying to obtain the necessary qualifications in tourist guiding through a recognised training institution;

" Authority", "organised excursion", "organised excursion operator" and "tourist guide" shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act;

"European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System" or "ECTS credits" means the credit system for higher education used in the European Higher Education Area;

"identity document" means the identity document issued by the Authority in terms of regulation 8(1);

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for tourism;

"mentor" means either a tourist guide licensed in terms of the Act and who is also licensed to guide within Special Designated Locations, or an academic tutor who is engaged by a recognised training institution to provide training in tour guiding at Level 5 or higher better of the National Qualification Framework and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Authority that he is knowledgeable on the cultural and natural heritage as well as the environment of Special Designated Locations, who shall supervise the apprentice tourist guide during an organised excursion being guided or conducted by the apprentice tourist guide;

"operator" means organised excursion operator;

"recognised training institution" means an academic institute, college or university which is accredited by the competent Government entity to provide Tourist Guiding courses at Level 5 or higher of the National Qualification

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 147 of 2025. Framework and is recognised as such by the Authority;

"register of apprentice tourist guides" or "register" means the register kept by the Authority in terms of regulation 3(2);

"special designated location" means any one of the places shown in the Second Schedule to the Tourist Guide Regulations.