S.L. 65.29 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta established by virtue of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"Commission" means the European Commission;

"Directive" means Directive (EU) 2019/520 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems and facilitating cross-border exchange of information on the failure to pay road fees in the Union as amended by Directive (EU) 2022/362 of the European Parliament and the Council of 24th February 2022, as amended from time to time;

"Member State" means a Member State of the European Union and includes also States of the European Economic Area;

"national contact point" means a designated competent authority of a Member State for the cross-border exchange of vehicle registration data;

"road fee" means the fee which must be paid by the road user for circulating on a given road, a road network, a structure, such as a bridge or a tunnel, or a ferry in a Member State which operates a road toll system..