Cap. 636 Art. 2Interpretation.   Cap. 77.  Cap. 581.     L.S. 595.37.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

"applicant" means any person who initiates the procedure in terms of this Act;

"application" means the request submitted to the Police to initiate the procedure in terms of this Act;

"conduct certificate" means the conduct certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of the Conduct

Certificates Ordinance;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the Police, unless stated otherwise;

"domestic violence" shall have the same meaning assigned to it by article 2 of the Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence Act in so far as it relates to the applicant or to the vulnerable person under this Act;

"domestic violence risk warning" means that information disclosed by the Police to the person at potential risk in terms of this Act;

"person at potential risk" means the person to whom a domestic violence risk warning is issued by the Police in terms of this Act;

"person of concern" means the person in relation to whom the application is filed;

"Police" means the officers of the Malta Police Force assigned with the Victim Support Agency in terms of the provisions of article 3(2)(b) of the Victim Support Agency

(Establishment) Order;

"vulnerable person" means a person who is under the age of sixteen (16), or who has a mental disorder or other condition, or who is considered by the competent court to be particularly at risk when taking into account the person’s age, the maturity, the health, the mental disability and other conditions, including any situation of dependence as well as the psychological state and, or emotional state of the said person.