S.L. 463.56 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 463.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Malta Enterprise Act;

"applicant" means an undertaking that has submitted to the Corporation a duly compiled application for support in terms of these regulations;

"beneficiary" means an undertaking which is in possession of a letter of approval issued by the Corporation in terms of these regulations;

"clean vehicle" means:

(a) concerning light-duty road vehicles: a clean vehicle as defined in Article 4(4)(a) of Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(b) concerning heavy-duty road vehicles:

(i) until 31st December 2025, a low-emission heavy-duty vehicle as defined in Article 3(12) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

(ii) until 31st December 2025, a clean vehicle as defined in Article 4(4)(b) of Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242;

(c) concerning maritime vessels:

(i) a sea and coastal vessel for passenger, freight transport, for port operations or for auxiliary activities that (a) has a hybrid or dual fuel engine deriving at least twenty-five per cent (25%) of its energy from zero direct (tailpipe) CO emission fuels or plug-in power for its 2 normal operations at sea and in ports, or (b) has attained an International Maritime Organization’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) value ten per cent (10%) below the EEDI requirements applicable on 1st April 2022 and is able to run on zero direct tailpipe CO emission fuels or on fuels 2 from renewable sources;

(ii) a sea and coastal vessel for freight transport that is used exclusively for operating coastal and short sea services designed to enable modal shift of freight currently transported by land to sea and that has direct (tailpipe) CO 2 emissions, calculated using the EEDI, fifty per cent (50%) lower than the average reference CO2 emissions value determined for heavy duty vehicles (vehicle subgroup 5-LH) in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242;

"Corporation" means the Malta Enterprise Corporation as established by article 7 of the Act;

"guidelines" means the Incentive Guidelines: Green Mobility Scheme;

"letter of approval" means a document issued by the Corporation establishing the support granted to an undertaking and stipulating any terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Corporation;

"recharging infrastructure" means a fixed or mobile infrastructure supplying vehicles or mobile terminal equipment or mobile ground handling equipment with electricity;

"smart recharging" means a recharging operation in which the intensity of electricity delivered to the battery is adjusted in real-time based on information received through electronic communication;

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

"vehicle" means any of the following:

(a) a road vehicle of category M1, M2, N1, M3, N2, N3;

(b) a sea and coastal vessel for passenger or freight transport;

"zero-emission vehicle" means:

(a) concerning two-wheel and three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles: a vehicle falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with zero tailpipe CO 2 emissions calculated in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 24 and Annex V of the same Regulation;

(b) concerning light-duty road vehicles: a vehicle of category M1, M2 or N1 with zero tailpipe CO 2 emissions as determined in accordance with the requirements laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1151;

(c) concerning heavy-duty road vehicles: a zero-emission heavy duty vehicle as defined in Article 4(5) of Directive 2009/33/EC;

(d) concerning maritime vessels: a sea and coastal vessel for passenger or freight transport, for port operations or for auxiliary activities that has zero direct (tailpipe) CO emissions. 2