S.L. 234.37 Art. 2Interpretation.

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

''the Act'' means the Merchant Shipping Act; ''authorise'' means authorise organisations to undertake fully or in part inspections and surveys related to certificates including those for the assessment of compliance with the regulations hereof and, where appropriate, to issue or renew the related certificates; ''cargo ship safety radio certificate'' means the certificate provided for by Chapter V of SOLAS 1974/1978; ''certificate'' means a certificate issued by or on behalf of the Government of Malta in accordance with the international conventions; ''class certificate'' means a document issued by a recognised organisation certifying the fitness of a ship for a particular use or service in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down and made public by that recognised organisation; ''Maltese ship'' shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it by article 3 of the Act; ''organisation'' means a legal entity, its subsidiaries and any other entities under its control, which jointly or separately carry out tasks falling under the scope of Directive 2009/15/EC; ''recognised organisation'' means an organisation recognised in accordance with Regulation 391/2009/EC;

*see regulation 1(2) of these Regulations, as originally promulgated. ''rules and procedures'' means a recognised organisation’s requirements for the design, construction, equipment, maintenance and survey of ships.

(2) Unless otherwise defined in the Act or in these regulations, or unless the context so requires, words and expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meaning assigned to them in Directive 2009/15/EC, in its up-to-date version.