S.L. 499.60 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta established under the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"emergency services" means all local services, whether public or private or part of the tunnel staff, which intervene in the event of an accident, including police services, fire brigades and rescue teams;

"Trans-European Road Network" means the road network identified in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU and illustrated by maps in Annex I to the said Regulation;

"tunnel" means, for the purpose of these regulations, an underground passage with a length of over 500 metres;

"tunnel length" means the length of the longest traffic lane, measured on the fully enclosed part of the tunnel.