S.L. 409.22 Art. 2Interpretation. 

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

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

"Authority" means the Malta Tourism Authority as established by article 3 of the Act;

"holiday premises" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"Institute" means the Institute of Tourism Studies as established by the Institute of Tourism Studies Act;

"Member State" means any State which is a member of the European Union;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for tourism;

"Pre-Departure Integration Course" means any course that any person, who is a third country national, may be required to undertake, prior to entering Malta for the purpose of employment, as may be required by any competent authority, irrespective of the nature of the work or employment to be carried out in Malta;

"Skills Pass" means the certification as referred to in regulation 4;

"tourism and hospitality courses" means the courses organised by the Institute as set out in the First Schedule;

"tourism and hospitality establishment" means any hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises and any other similar tourism establishment, which provides accommodation to tourists and, or any catering establishments as licensed by the Authority;

"tourism and hospitality operator" means any licensee and, or operator of a tourism and hospitality establishment and, or any other person responsible for a tourism and hospitality establishment;

"tourism and hospitality worker" means any third country national, who intends to enter Malta to work in a tourism and hospitality establishment, including those directly and, or indirectly employed with the said establishment;

"third country national" means a person who is not a citizen of Malta or of a Member State.

(2) Unless otherwise defined in these regulations or unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act or any regulations made thereunder and any other applicable legislation.