Cap. 236 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the contrary otherwise appears -

"agriculture" means the cultivation of agricultural and horticultural crops; "building" means any house, room, farmhouse, store, or any other structure, or any part thereof, and includes any road or street, yard, court, playingfield or any other enclosed space not devoted to agriculture;

"Director" means the Director of Agriculture and any officer of the Department of Agriculture, deputed by him;

"fertile soil" means soil which, in the opinion of the Director, is suitable or could be made suitable for purposes of agriculture;

"inspector" means any public officer designated by the Minister responsible for agriculture, whether generally or specially, and whether in the Department of Agriculture or not, to examine any fertile soil, or to perform any such duties as are in connection with this Act; "owner" means any person on whose behalf or in whose interest any building is being or is going to be erected, and includes, in the case of a person absent from Malta or any person who is a minor or legally incapacitated, the legal representatives of such person;

"person" includes an association or a body of persons.