S.L. 409.18 Art. 3Interpretation. Cap. 409. S.L. 409.01

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act; "Authority" means the Malta Tourism Authority; "the Board" means the Insolvency Fund Managing Board established under regulation 4; "certificate" means the certificate issued to consumers in terms of regulation 9(3); "consumer" shall have the same meaning given to "consumer" under the Package Travel Regulations; "contributor" means a package travel organiser which according to the Managing Board should contribute to the Fund; "Directive" means Directive (EU) 2015/2302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on package travel and linked travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 90/ 314/EEC; "FATTA" means the Federated Association of Travel & Tourism Agents of Malta; "the Fund" means the Insolvency Fund referred to under regulation 8; "Member State" means a member of the European Union; "Minister" means the Minister responsible for tourism; "Ministry" means the Ministry responsible for tourism;

"package" shall have the same meaning given to "package" under the Package Travel Regulations;

"package travel organiser" means persons and, or entities who fall within the definition "organiser" and, or "retailer" as given under the Package Travel Regulations and, or fall within the definition "travel agent", as defined under the Act and is duly licensed by the Authority; "Package Travel Regulations" means the Package Travel,

Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations.

(2) Words and expressions used in these regulations and which are also used in the Act, shall have, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning as in the Act.