S.L. 385.1 чл. 2Definitions.

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires -

''the Act'' means the Ombudsman Act;

"the Authority" means the Planning Authority or the Environment and Resources Authority established by the Development Planning Act and the Environment Protection Act, respectively; "the Commissioner" means a Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed in terms of article 17A of the Act; * "education provider" means a public provider of further or higher education, whether established under the Education Act or otherwise, and includes the following providers and any company, institute, centre or any other body established by them:

(a) the University of Malta;

(b) the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology;

(c) the Institution of Tourism Studies; and

(d) a public or private provider acting for or on behalf of a public provider of further or higher education; "function" shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 3(1) of the Interpretation Act; "further education” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 2 of the Act; "health service" means a health service provided by the Government, other authority, body or person to whom the Act

*this definition will come into force on 1st November, 2013. applies, whether such service is preventive or curative, and includes:

(a) a hospital, an establishment and service mentioned in articles 6 and 16(2) of the Department of Health (Constitution) Ordinance or any law substituting it which sets out or defines such health service;

(b) a pharmacy, laboratory service, community health care service, clinic and any other service that forms part of a public health service; and

(c) a health service as aforesaid which is provided for or on behalf of Government through the private sector;

"health care professional" means a person who is authorised to practise a health care profession regulated in accordance with the Health Care Professions Act; "higher education” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 2 of the Act.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, expressions used in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Act.

Part II - Functions Applicable to all Commissioners for Administrative Investigations