Cap. 436 Art. 2Interpretation.|

In this Act, and in any regulations made thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires -

"analyst" means any duly qualified person or persons or any duly qualified institution on whom the Minister may, by regulation, on the advice of the Board, from time to time, allocate the responsibilities of analyses or examination of wines and wine related products and "analysis" shall be construed accordingly;

"artificial wine" means a beverage which fails to conform with the provisions of this Act and with any regulation or order made thereunder in one or more aspects; "Authority" means the Food Safety and Security Authority as established in article 4 of the Food Safety and Security Authority Act and shall include, to the extent of the authority given by the aforementioned Authority, any of its officers authorised in writing to act on its behalf for the purposes of this Act; "Board" means the Wine Regulation Board established under article 16; "importation" includes withdrawal from bond and "imported" shall be construed accordingly; "Malta" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by article 124 of the Constitution of Malta; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for food and shall include, to the extent of the authority given, any officer authorised in writing to act on his behalf for the purposes of this Act; "oenological practices and processes" means those practices and processes used in the production of wine and wine related products specified under this Act;

"person" includes any partnership, association of persons, or legal entity;

"planting rights" means the right given to a grower to plant vines for the purpose of establishing new vineyards, for varietal reconversion and for the renewal of vines, in specific areas over a determined period of time; ''producers’ organisation'' means an organisation which is recognised as such, being a voluntary legally constituted body of producers of particular wine and wine products or persons engaged in the viticultural and, or in oenological industries, acting together to produce, harvest, process, store, package and market their products;

"public weigher" means a person licensed under the Metrology Act;

''quality wines'' includes wines produced in specified regions; "registration" includes a trading licence or any registration required by the Board or by the Authority and any other licence as may be required by regulations made under this Act;

"sale" means the disposal of possessions or of ownership under any title whatsoever, and "to sell" shall be construed accordingly;

''specified region'' means a vine-growing area or a combination of vine-growing areas which produces wine grapes with particular quality characteristics and whose name is used to designate quality wine; "vintner" means any person who produces wine and must to be sold, and includes, where applicable, with reference to the marketing of wine and must, any merchant other than a retailer;

"wine" and "wine related products" are the products obtained exclusively from the total or partial alcoholic fermentation of fresh grapes, whether or not crushed, or of grape must, officially certified to be produced exclusively from authorised or recommended grape varieties;

"winery" means any premises in which wine is prepared, processed and stored before it is sold or offered for sale.