S.L. 499.58 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 499. Cap. 460. Cap. 552.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "authorisation" means an authorisation given by the Authority under these regulations to a vehicle hire service operator; "the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta as established by article 5 of the Authority for Transport in Malta Act; "bicycle assisted by an engine" means a bicycle which is propelled by a combination of pedals and a motor; "the European Union" has the same meaning as is given to it in the European Union Act and includes Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein;

"goods carrying vehicle" means any N1, or N2 or N3 motor vehicle;

"hire" shall include a long-term lease covered by a lease agreement;

"hirer" means a person who is granted the right to drive a hired motor vehicle for the duration of a hire;

"M1 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat; "M2 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass not exceeding 5 tonnes; "M3 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of passengers, comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driver’s seat, and having a maximum mass exceeding 5 tonnes;

"Member State" means a Member State of the European Union; "motor cycle" means a two-wheel vehicle, without or with a sidecar, fitted with an engine having a cylinder capacity of more than 50 cm3 of the internal combustion type and, or having a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h, which, for the purpose of these regulations, is licensed to be hired from a vehicle hire service operator;

"motor tricycle" means a vehicle with three symmetrically arranged wheels fitted with an engine;

"motor vehicle" means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle, including a motor cycle, a motor tricycle and a bicycle assisted by an engine, intended for use on the road, other than a vehicle running on rails, which, for the purpose of these regulations, is licensed to be hired from a vehicle hire service operator; "N1 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes; "N2 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes; "N3 vehicle" means a motor vehicle used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes; "operator" means any person authorised by the Authority to operate a vehicle hire service; "passenger carrying vehicle" means any M1, M2 or M3 motor vehicle; "the Planning Authority" means the Planning Authority as established under the Development Planning Act; "vehicle hire service" means the offering of motor vehicles for hire.