S.L. 164.4 ст. 3Interpretation. 

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Data Protection Officer" means the designated Data

Protection Officer for the Malta Police Force in terms of regulation 32 of the Data Protection (Processing of Personal

Data by Competent Authorities for the Purposes of the Prevention, Investigation, Detection or Prosecution of Criminal Offences or the Execution of Criminal Penalties) Regulations and Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);

"General Data Protection Regulation" means Regulation

(EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);

"Information and Data Protection Commissioner" means the Information and Data Protection Commission established by article 11 of the Data Protection Act;

"Malta Police Force" means the Malta Police Force established by article 3 of the Police Act;

"N.SIS" means the national system for SIS pursuant to article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 and of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862;

"N.SIS Office" means the office which shall have central responsibility for its N.SIS pursuant to article 7 of Regulation

(EU) 2018/1861 and of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862;

"NI.SIS" means the uniform national interface pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862;

"Regulation (EU) 2018/1860" means Regulation (EU) 2018/1860 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals;

"Regulation (EU) 2018/1861" means Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation

(EC) No 1987/2006;

"Regulation (EU) 2018/1862" means Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending and repealing Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 2010/ 261/EU;

"SIRENE Manuals" means the Commission Implementing Decision of 18 November 2021 laying down detailed rules for the tasks of the SIRENE Bureaux and the exchange of supplementary information regarding alerts in the Schengen Information System in the field of border checks and return ("SIRENE Manual - Borders and return") (and includes the annexes under Document C(2021) 7900), and Commission Implementing Decision of 18 November 2021 laying down detailed rules for the tasks of the SIRENE Bureaux and the exchange of supplementary information regarding alerts in the Schengen Information System in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters ("SIRENE Manual – Police") (and includes the annexes under Document No C(2021) 7901 final and its annexes).

(2) The definitions contained in the Schengen Information System Regulations shall be applicable for the purposes of these regulations.