S.L. 545.1 чл. 2Interpretation.

(1) In these regulations and rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings respectively -

"application" means an application for the supply of electricity made to the Chairman in accordance with these regulations;

"BHP" means Break Horse Power;

"Chairman" means the Chairman of the distribution system operator and any officer of the distribution system operator who may from time to time be authorised by the Chairman to act for him in carrying out any of the provisions of these regulations;

"close family member" means the parents, spouse, or children of the consumer; "consumer" means the person or body to whom or on whose account electricity is supplied by the distribution system operator; "day consumption" means the consumption registered between 06.00 hours and 22.00 hours of the same day; "distribution system operator" shall have the same meaning as under the Electricity Market Regulations; "electric vehicle" or "EV" means a motor vehicle equipped with a powertrain containing at least one (1) non-peripheral electric machine as energy converter with an electric rechargeable energy storage system, which may be recharged externally; "EV meter" means an electricity meter installed or approved by the distribution system operator for the purpose of measuring the consumption of electricity for the charging of an EV;

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 282 of 2024. "H.T. contribution" means high tension contribution;

"I.E.E. Regulations" means the Regulations for the Electrical Equipment of Buildings published by the Institution of Electrical Engineers for the time being in force; "installation" means the system of wiring, including heaters, plugs, switches and other fittings intended for conveying or disconnecting apparatus on the consumer’s side of the supply terminals; or within a building or an area the owner or occupier whereof is in possession of a licence to generate electricity for use within such building or area; "kWh" means kilo Watt hour; "kVAh" means kilo Volt Ampere hour;

"maximum demand made in any period" means twice the greatest number of units supplied during any thirty consecutive minutes during the year or, as the case may be, the quarter, as registered by the maximum demand indicator of the meter installed in such premises by the distribution system operator:

Provided that -

(a) where the seal of a maximum demand indicator of the meter is found broken or tampered with, the indicator shall be conclusively deemed to have registered the highest demand in KW or KVA, depending on the applicable tariff, which the meter is capable of registering; or

(b) where a maximum demand indicator of the meter is found to be defective, for reasons other than breaking or tampering, the maximum demand made in any period during the last preceding year or, as the case may be, during the last preceding corresponding quarter, shall, unless it is otherwise agreed between the distribution system operator and the consumer, apply to the year or, as the case may be, to the quarter in relation to which such indicator is found to be defective, until the indicator is repaired or replaced by the distribution system operator: Provided further that, without prejudice to the other provisions of these regulations, and for the purposes of this paragraph only, "year" means a period of approximately twelve consecutive months ending on such day not earlier than the 24th day of March and not later than the 7th day of April on which a reading is carried out; " "network code" means the code which is kept updated and published by the distribution system operator which defines the technical safety criteria and the technical rules establishing the minimum technical design and operational requirements for the connection to the distribution system and in accordance with the Electricity Regulations; "night consumption" means the consumption registered between 22.00 hours of one day and 06.00 hours of the following day; "Office" means the registered office of the distribution system operator; "primary residence" means the dwelling house in which an individual habitually resides as his sole or principal place of abode, whether in Malta or elsewhere, as may be established by documentary evidence:

Provided that such a dwelling house shall not be considered as primary residence if the property is also predominantly used for commercial or manufacturing purposes or for any form of trade or profession; "public charging station" means for the purposes of these regulations, an EV charging station located within a public road or public space where the demand relates only to EV charging;

"reading" means a reading of the current consumption of electricity by an officer authorised by the distribution system operator to undertake such readings, or through remote reading mechanism; "Regulator" means the Regulator for Energy and Water Services established by the Regulator for Energy and Water Services Act; "secondary residence" means any immovable property used solely for residential purposes, other than that residence which serves as an individual’s primary residence;

"smart meter" means an advanced electricity meter that stores data related to the consumption of electricity enabling two-way transfer of data through a network, primarily for monitoring and billing purposes; "special readings of meters" means the reading of a meter made at the request of the consumer.

(2) In these regulations and rules the expression "these regulations" shall be deemed to include a reference to any rules included herein.