S.L. 220.3 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Act" means the Malta Armed Forces Act;

"Commander" means the Commander, Armed Forces of Malta appointed under the Designation, Command and Establishment

Order and in his absence or inability to act includes the Deputy Commander, or other officer appointed to act as Commander, appointed under the Order aforesaid; "determine" in relation to the Minister means determine by order or instruction (whether issued by him or under his authority) or in such other form or manner, and subject to such publicity, as the Minister may deem appropriate;

"disciplined force" means -

(a) the Armed Forces of Malta;

(b) the Malta Police Force; and

(c) the Malta Correctional Services; "force" means the regular force; "partner" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Civil

Unions Act; "reckonable service" includes special reckonable service and service in a disciplined force; "special reckonable service" means commissioned service and other reckonable service over the age of eighteen years prior to 1st October, 1970, in a Maltese unit of the forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by a person who is commissioned or enlisted in the force with effect from 1st October, 1970, and full-time service, between 1st April, 1965 and 30th September, 1970, with the territorial force by a person enlisted as aforesaid;

"recruiting officer" shall be construed in accordance with regulation 19.

(2) Save as provided in sub-regulation (1), in these Regulations words and expressions shall have the same meaning as they have in the Act.