S.L. 460.18 Art. 2Definitions.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Immigration Act;

"the Board" means the Immigration Appeals Board as stipulated in the Act;

"border crossing point" means any crossing point as may be designated from time to time by the Principal Immigration Officer for the crossing of external borders into Malta; "carrier" means, for the purpose of this Order, any natural or legal person whose occupation it is to provide passenger transport by air or by sea from a third country to Malta; "personal data" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it by the Data Protection Act; "the Minister" means the Minister responsible for immigration; "Principal Immigration Officer" means the person appointed to such office by the Prime Minister under article 3 of the Act, and includes, within the limits of any authority granted by the Principal Immigration Officer under article 3(3) of the Act, any public officer acting under such authority; "third country" means a country which is not a Member State of the European Union and, for the purposes of this Order, excludes Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Provided that, information may also be requested from Member States if the exchange of such information is regulated by bilateral agreements conforming to Malta’s international obligations.