S.L. 573.14 Art. 3Interpretation. 

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Government Lands Act;

"Authority" or "competent authority" means the Lands

Authority established in accordance with article 5 of the Lands Authority Act;

"adjacent site" means any immovable property, owned by the applicant, situated within the development zone as determined by:

(a) the Planning Authority’s official alignment;

(b) an approved development plan, or is deemed as a legal development by the approval of a development permission, whether it is already developed or otherwise;

"residual site" means a site currently owned by the Government, which in its entirety is not larger than fifty square 2 metres (50m ):

Provided that a residual site shall be a site which:

(a) is in contact with an adjacent site; or

(b) forms part of a larger development; and

(c) is situated in a development zone as determined: GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FORMING PART OF A 573.14 LARGER DEVELOPMENT

(i) by the Planning Authority’s official alignment;

(ii) by an approved development plan, or is deemed as a legal development by the approval of a development permission, whether it is already developed or not:

Provided further that a residual site shall be considered as such whether it is already developed or otherwise, irrespective of the type and class of development use present on the site:

Provided further that for the purposes of these regulations, a 2 site which is larger than fifty square meters (50m ) up to a maximum 2 of one hundred and fifty square metres (150m ) shall also be considered as a residual site, provided that it satisfies all the criteria established in this definition and it is not deemed to be developable independently of the adjacent site, nor deemed to form part of an adjacent site belonging to third parties or to the Government.