Cap. 101 чл. 12Interpretation of Part V.

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-

"conveyance" includes ship, aircraft, and any other means of transport by which goods may be brought into or taken from Malta;

"dangerous drug" means any drug to which Part IV of this Ordinance applies, and includes raw opium, coca leaves, cannabis, and all preparations of which resins obtained from cannabis form the base, and, for the purposes of articles 15 to 18 both inclusive, includes also the resins obtained from the cannabis;

"diversion certificate" means a certificate issued by the competent authority of a country through which a dangerous drug passes in transit, authorizing the diversion of such drug to a country other than that specified as the country of ultimate destination in the export authorization, and containing all the particulars required to be included in an export authorization, together with the name of the country from which the consignment was originally exported; "export", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, in relation to Malta, means to take or cause to be taken out of Malta by air or water, otherwise than in transit;

"export authorization" means an authorization issued by a competent authority in a country from which a dangerous drug is exported, containing full particulars of such drug, and the quantity authorized to be exported, together with the names and addresses of the exporter and the person to whom it is to be sent, and stating the country to which, and the period within which, it is to be exported; "import", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, in relation to Malta, means to bring or cause to be brought into Malta by air or water, otherwise than in transit; "import authorization" means a licence, issued by a competent authority, authorizing the importation of a specified quantity of a dangerous drug and containing full particulars of the drug, together with the name and address of the person authorized to import the drug, the name and address of the person from whom the drug is to be obtained, and specifying the period within which the importation must be effected; "import certificate" means a certificate substantially in the Form A set out in the Second Schedule hereto, issued by a competent authority in a country into which it is intended to import dangerous drugs;

"in transit" means taken or sent from any country and brought into Malta by air or water (whether or not landed or transhipped in Malta) for the sole purpose of being carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance.