S.L. 573.12 ст. 2Interpretation. 

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"applicant" means a person submitting a request under these regulations to convert the title from temporary to perpetual emphyteusis over his sole and ordinary residence and which is built on Government land granted with a temporary emphyteusis for agricultural purposes. The applicant must be the person occupying the premises as his sole and ordinary residence;

"Authority" means the Lands Authority established in accordance with article 5 of the Lands Authority Act or any person or any other entity that has been entrusted by contract or by law to administer Government land;

"commercial premises" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Civil Code;

"garage" means a premises used to house only one or more vehicles but does not include premises and, or garages used as a warehouse or used for any commercial purpose;

"premises" means any building utilised as the sole and ordinary residence of the applicant;

"sole and ordinary residence" means a premises used by a person as his sole and ordinary residence and includes garages or spaces adjacent to the premises, provided that these adjacent spaces are used as an extension of the property for the purposes of the

Development Planning (Health and Sanitary) Regulations or further spaces adjacent to the premises, and that they form an integral part of the same premises:

Provided that guest houses or dormitories shall not be considered as residences for the purpose of these regulations: GOVERNMENT LAND GRANTED BY TEMPORARY EMPHYTEUSIS FOR 573.12 AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES REGULATIONS

Provided further that premises in Malta occupied by residents from Gozo and Comino due to employment or education in Malta shall be regulated by these regulations:

Provided further that premises in Gozo and Comino occupied by residents from Malta due to employment or education in Gozo and Comino shall be regulated by these regulations:

Provided further that any premises or part of a premises used as a residence shall be suitable for habitation;

"temporary emphyteusis for agricultural purposes" shall mean an emphyteutical concession with an expiry date, wherein there is specified that the land shall be used for agricultural purposes or that the land shall be used partly for agricultural purposes and partly for residential purposes.