S.L. 217.20 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 217. S.L. 497.07

For the purpose of these regulations:

"Act" means of the Immigration Act;

"activity dependant on the passing of seasons" means an activity that is tied to a certain time of the year by a recurring event or pattern of events linked to seasonal conditions during which required labour levels are significantly above those necessary for usually ongoing operations;

"authorisation for the purpose of seasonal work" means any authorisations referred to in regulation 11 entitling their holder to stay and work in Malta; "Board" means the Immigration Appeals Board constituted by article 25A of the Act; "Executive Chairperson" means the Executive Chairperson of Identity Malta Agency, established under the Identity Malta

Agency (Establishment) Order, or any senior official thereof so delegated; "Long-stay visa" means an authorisation issued by the pertinent Maltese authorities as provided for in Article 18 of the Schengen Implementing Convention;

"seasonal worker" means a third country national who retains his AS SEASONAL WORKERS

or her principal place of residence in a third country and stays legally and temporarily in Malta to carry out an activity dependent on the passing of seasons, under one or more fixed term work contracts concluded directly between that third country national and the employer established in Malta: Provided such activity is one which shall be exclusively carried out in one of the following sectors: hospitality, agriculture and marine aquaculture;

"seasonal worker permit" means an authorisation issued using the format laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 bearing a reference to seasonal work and entitling its holder to stay and work in Malta for a stay exceeding ninety days under the terms of these regulations; "short-stay visa" means an authorisation issued as provided for in point (2)(a) of Article 2 of Regulation EC No 810/2009 (Visa Code);

"single application procedure" means a procedure leading, on the basis of one application for the authorisation of a third-country national’s stay and work in Malta, to a decision on the application for a seasonal worker permit; "third-country national" means any person who is not a citizen of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as "the Union", within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU;

"Visa Code" means Regulation (EC) No. 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas; "work permit" means an employment licence issued under article 11(3) of the Act.