S.L. 595.49 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 595.    Cap. 614.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Public Administration Act;

"Advisory Board" means the Advisory Board appointed in terms of article 12;

"Agency" means Science Malta established in terms of article 3 and includes any person acting on its behalf under powers delegated by the Agency to that person in accordance with the provisions of this order;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Consultative Committee appointed in terms of article 9(2);

"Consultative Committee" means the Consultative Committee appointed in terms of article 9;

"Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer appointed in terms of article 7;

"connected person" means a person who is connected to a Board member or Committee member, by:

(a) being a Board member or Committee member’s spouse or partner, child or step-child, parent, cohabitant in terms of the Cohabitation Act, and any other dependent of such Board member or Committee member;

(b) being a body corporate in which the Board member, Committee member or any person as provided for in paragraph (a):

(i) holds shares of a nominal value equal to at least twenty per cent (20%) of the share capital of that body corporate; or

(ii) is entitled to control the exercise of more than twenty per cent (20%) of the voting power at any general meeting of such body corporate;

(c) acting in the capacity of trustee of any trust, the beneficiaries of which include:

(i) the Board member, Committee member, or any other person as provided for in paragraph (a); or

(ii) a body corporate as provided for in paragraph (b); or

(d) acting in the capacity of a business partner of such Board member, Committee member or of any person who, by virtue of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) is connected with the Board member or Committee member;

"financial year" means a period of twelve (12) months beginning on the 1st day of January and ending on the 31st day of December of each year;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for research and innovation;

"Permanent Secretary" means the Permanent Secretary within the Ministry responsible for research and innovation;

"science" means the systematic study and application of knowledge of the physical, natural and social world through observation, experimentation and testing of theories against evidence obtained, with a view to gaining a better understanding of the physical, natural and social world thereby allowing for innovation.