S.L. 409.21 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 409.    S.L. 409.08.

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

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

"holiday premises" shall have the same meaning as given to "holiday premises" under the Act;

"occupy" and any variation of the same word throughout these regulations shall be construed as meaning as not just consisting of persons staying at a tourism accommodation establishment or a room or accommodation unit within a tourism accommodation establishment for at least one overnight, but shall also include any person that is found present at a tourism accommodation establishment or a room or accommodation unit within a tourism accommodation establishment even if such person does not intend in staying overnight at the same;

"tourism accommodation establishments" shall have the same meaning as assigned to "tourism accommodation establishments"

under regulation 2 of the Tourism Operations (General) Regulation.

(2) Words and expressions used in these regulations and which are also used in the Act, shall have, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning as in the Act.