S.L. 573.11 Art. 2Interpretation. 

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"agricultural land" means any Government land which is principally leased for the cultivation of agricultural products, flowers, fruit trees or vines and for agricultural purposes, including the establishment of greenhouses, cloches, or cold frames, but does not include land intended for grazing animals;

"applicant" means a person submitting a request in accordance with these regulations to purchase his sole and ordinary residence or acquire a title of perpetual emphyteusis over his sole and ordinary residence which is built on Government agricultural land:

Provided that the applicant shall be the person occupying the premises and use it as a sole and ordinary residence;

"Authority" means the Lands Authority established in accordance with article 5 of the Lands Authority Act or any person or any other entity that has been entrusted by contract or by law to administer Government land;

"commercial premises" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Civil Code;

"garage" means a premises used to house one or more vehicle but does not include premises and, or garages used as a warehouse or used for any commercial purpose;

"sole and ordinary residence" means a premises used by a person as their sole and ordinary place of residence and also includes garages or spaces adjacent to the property, provided that these adjacent spaces are used as an extension of the property for the purposes of the

Development Planning (Health and Sanitary) Regulations or for further spaces adjacent to the premises, as long as they form an integral part of the same premises: RESIDENCES BUILT ON GOVERNMENT LAND 573.11 GRANTED BY AGRICULTURAL LEASES

Provided that guest houses or dormitories shall not be considered as residences for the purpose of these regulations:

Provided further that premises located in Malta which are occupied by residents from Gozo and Comino due to employment or education in Malta shall also be regulated by these regulations:

Provided further that the same shall apply to residents from Malta who occupy premises located in Gozo and Comino due to employment or education in Gozo and Comino:

Provided further that any premises or part of a premises used as a residence shall be suitable for habitation;

"premises" means any building utilised as the sole and ordinary residence of the applicant;

"temporary emphyteusis for agricultural purposes" means an emphyteusis with an expiry date which in the original concession states that the land is to be used for agricultural purposes.