S.L. 420.6 Art. 2Interpretation.

For the purposes of these regulations -

"accommodation centre" means any place used for collective housing of asylum seekers;

"the Act" means the International Protection Act; "applicant" means a person who has made an application for a declaration under article 8 of the Act; "application" means an application for refugee status made under article 8 of the Act; "asylum seeker" means a person who has made an application for a declaration under article 8 of the Act; "Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer, and includes to the extent and authority given, any other person temporarily authorised in that behalf by the Minister;

"detention" means confinement of an asylum seeker within a

*see regulation 1(3) of these Regulations as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 383 of 2005. particular place, where the applicant is deprived of his or her freedom of movement; "family members" means, only in so far as the family already existed in the country of origin, the following members of the applicant’s family who are present in Malta, in relation to the application for asylum made in Malta:

(a) the spouse of the asylum seeker or his unmarried partner in a stable relationship;

(b) the minor children of the applicant and his spouse referred to in paragraph (a) or of the applicant, on condition that the children are unmarried and dependent and regardless of whether they were born in or out of wedlock or adopted in a manner recognized under Maltese law;

(c) the father, mother or legal guardian, where the applicant is a minor;

"the Geneva Convention" means the Convention of the 28th July, 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as amended by the New York Protocol of the 31st January, 1967; "material reception conditions" means the reception conditions that include housing, food and clothing, provided in kind, or as financial allowances or in vouchers, and a daily expenses allowance;

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

"Principal Immigration Officer" means the person appointed to such office by the Prime Minister under article 3 of the Immigration Act and includes, within the limits of any authority granted by the Principal Immigration Officer under article 3(3) of the said Act, any public officer acting under such authority;

"reception conditions" means the full set of measures that are granted in Malta to asylum seekers in accordance with Maltese law;

"refugee" means a person who fulfils the requirements of Article 1(A) of the Geneva Convention;

"unaccompanied minors" means persons below the age of eighteen who arrive in Malta unaccompanied by an adult responsible for them whether by law or by custom, and for as long as they are not effectively taken into the care of such a person; it includes minors who are left unaccompanied after they have entered Malta.