S.L. 409.9 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 409. S.L. 409.01 S.L. 409.01

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -"Act" means the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act; "allocation agreement" means the written agreement for accommodation units including any ancillary services and facilities provided against payment, in a tourism accommodation establishment, holiday premises or house intended for the accommodation of travellers, at a particular time or period and the conditions under which any reservation for such accommodation and services are made in accordance with the allocation agreement; "communicated", unless otherwise provided to the contrary, means sent in writing by registered post, fax or electronic means, properly addressed to the office, or to the place of business or residence of the addressee;

"contracted price" means the price payable to the operator of a licensed tourism accommodation establishment, holiday premises or house licensed for the accommodation of travellers; "general sales agent" means a person or body corporate who has been delegated general authority for the promotion and sale of passenger air or sea transportation on behalf of an airline or shipping line;

"licensee" means a person issued with a licence by the Authority either in one’s own name or on behalf of the provider of a tourism operation; "organised excursion" has the meaning as assigned to it in the Act and shall also include an organised excursion not limited to Malta even when such an excursion is of a duration not exceeding a period of twenty-four hours;

"organiser" has the meaning as assigned to it in the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations;

"retailer" has the meaning as assigned to it in the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations;

"tourism accommodation establishment" means a hotel, aparthotel, tourist village, guesthouse, hostel, holiday premises and house used for the accommodation of tourists and "tourism accommodation operator" shall be construed accordingly; "tour operator" means a foreign principal, being a person or body corporate who organises package holidays to Malta; "travel agent" has the meaning as assigned to it in the Act and it shall also include general sales agents; "travel operator" means an incoming tourism agent, or a travel agent, or a destination management company and "travel operation" shall be construed accordingly.

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