S.L. 12.17 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Code" means the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure;

"Commission" means the Commission for the Administration of

Justice established by article 101A of the Constitution; "designated authority" shall have the meaning assigned to it under the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act, and in regard to the legal profession, refers to the President of Malta;

"effective and regular pursuit" means actual exercise of the activity without any interruption other than that resulting from the events of everyday life;

"home Member State" means the Member State in which a legal professional acquired the right to use one of the professional titles specified by the Minister responsible for justice from time to time, in schedules to be annexed to these regulations; "home-country professional title" means the professional title used in the Member State in which a legal professional acquired the right to use that title before practising the legal profession in Malta;

"legal professional" means any person who is a citizen of an Member State and who is authorised to pursue his professional activities under one of the professional titles corresponding to that of advocate and legal procurator as may be specified by the Minister responsible for justice from time to time, in Schedules to be annexed to these regulations and "legal profession" shall be construed accordingly; "relevant professional title" or "relevant profession" means the professional title or profession governed by the designated authority in Malta as shown in the Schedule.