Cap. 580 Art. 2Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"lead State" means one or more Member States represented in a given third country and in charge of coordinating and leading the assistance of unrepresented citizens during crises;

"third country" means a country which is not a Member State of the European Union;

"unrepresented citizen" means a citizen holding the nationality of a Member State who is not represented in a third country through an embassy or a consulate established therein on a permanent basis or, if it has no embassy, consulate or honorary consul there which is effectively in a position to provide consular protection in a given case;

"unrepresented citizen of Malta" means a citizen of Malta who is not represented in a third country through an embassy or a consulate established therein on a permanent basis or, if it has no embassy, consulate or honorary consul of the Government of Malta which is effectively in a position to provide consular protection in a given case.