Cap. 377 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 9.

(1) Any reference in this Act to the revealing of information shall include references to the communication of such information in writing, by transmission of documents or electronic data, by signs, by negation or in any other way.

(2) References in this Act to officials or employees of the State or to persons employed by the State include references to:

(a) employees of the Government of Malta;

(b) employees of any body corporate established by law;

(c) any person, whether an individual or not, whether having corporate personality or not, acting as consultant or in any other similar contractual capacity with the Government of Malta or with a body corporate established by law; or

(d) any person whether an individual or not, whether having corporate personality or not exercising functions as an official or representative of the Government of Malta or of any body corporate established by law.

(3) "Professional secret" or "secret" in this Act refers to information which falls under any of the following categories:

(a) information which is to be considered secret under a specific provision of any law;

(b) information which is described as secret by the person communicating the information to a person falling within the scope of article 257 of the Criminal Code;

(c) information which has reasonably to be considered as secret in view of -

(i) the circumstances in which the information has been communicated and received, and

(ii) the nature of the information, and

(iii) the calling, profession or office of the person receiving the information, and of the person giving the information, where applicable.