S.L. 595.42 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 595. Cap. 542. Cap. 249. Cap. 386. Cap. 542. Cap. 542.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means, unless otherwise indicated, the Public

Administration Act;

"Agency" means the Agency for the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra established by article 3;

"Board" means the Board of Management as established by article 4;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed in terms of article 4(2)(a);

"Council" means the Arts Council Malta, the body corporate established in terms of article 3 of the Arts Council

Malta Act;

"Executive Head" means the Executive Head as provided for in article 6;

"Executive Team" means the Executive Team as provided for in article 6(3);

"financial year" means the period of twelve (12) months, starting January 1st and ending December 31st:

Provided that the financial year which commenced on the appointed date shall terminate on the 31st December 2023;

"Gazette" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in article 3 of the Interpretation Act;

"Government" means, unless otherwise indicated, the Government of Malta;

"Malta" means the island of Malta, the island of Gozo and the other islands of the Maltese Archipelago, including its (ESTABLISHMENT)

territorial waters;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for culture;

"National Orchestra Limited" means the National Orchestra Limited, the private and limited liability company, with registration number C-21996, incorporated in Malta under the Companies Act on the 17th of October 1997;

"National Philharmonic Orchestra" means the National Philharmonic Orchestra, formed in the year 1968 as the Manoel Theatre Orchestra, and established in the year 1997 as the National Orchestra, known from the year 2008 onwards as the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra;

"Permanent Secretary" means the person, appointed in terms of article 92 of the Constitution who is assigned and acts in the role of Permanent Secretary as described in the Act within the Ministry responsible for culture;

"Public Cultural Organisations" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in article 2 of the Arts Council Malta

Act;

"sector" means the cultural sector and refers to activities carried out by individuals, organisations and enterprises that operate in any of the activities listed in the Arts Council Malta

Act.