S.L. 499.51 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Authority" means the Authority for Transport in Malta established by the Authority for Transport in Malta Act;

"arterial and distributor roads" means those roads listed in the Third

Schedule of the Use of Animals and Animal-Drawn Vehicles on the

Road Regulations;

"Enforcement Officer" means any officer employed by the Authority acting pursuant to a delegation from the Authority; "motor vehicle" means any mechanically self-propelled vehicle intended for use on the road; "passenger transport vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is used or intended to be used for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire or reward and for the purpose of these regulations also includes taxi, motor vehicle for hire and karrozzin; "public passenger transport service" has the same meaning as assigned to it in the Passenger Transport Services Regulations; "Public Transport Officer" means any officer employed by the Authority acting pursuant to a delegation from the Authority specifically in relation to public passenger transport services; "road" means any national arterial, distributor, access and local access road and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes;

"technical roadside inspection" means an inspection of a technical nature of a motor vehicle circulating in Malta and carried out unannounced on the road by the Authority; "vehicle" includes any carriage, animal drawn cart, karrozzin, car, motor-car, omnibus, bicycle, e-kickscooter or other means of transport of any class or description intended for the conveyance or carriage of persons, corpses or goods by road.