S.L. 480.6 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 480.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means the Arms Act; "ammunition" means the ammunition listed under item 10 of Part I of Schedule II to the Act; "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Police; "firearms" means the firearms listed under items 1 and 3 of Part I of Schedule II to the Act; "foreign dignitary" means any person present in Malta and who is a dignitary or a high official of a State other than Malta or of an international organisation recognised by the Minister for Foreign Affairs;

"security officers" means officers employed by a foreign Government or by an international organisation whose competence to act as such has been certified by an authority outside Malta, who are authorised to carry firearms in the course of their duties outside Malta and who have been officially entrusted with the responsibility of providing protection services to a foreign dignitary visiting Malta.