S.L. 117.31 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 117. S.L. 117.20 S.L. 441.07 Cap. 447.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Supplies and Services Act;

"agricultural marketing centre" means a marketing centre established in terms of the Agricultural Marketing Centres Regulations; "applicant" means any person or entity applying for the allocation of a stall to participate in a Farmers Market; "the Director" means the Director responsible for wholesale markets; "farmer" means any person who cultivates, grows or lands local agricultural produce; "the Farmers’ Market" means a market established in terms of regulation 3; "imported agricultural produce" means any agricultural produce which has not been cultivated or grown in Malta, or fish not landed in Malta, or products not derived directly from such local agricultural, animal husbandry or fisheries primary produce; "local agricultural produce" means any agricultural produce which is cultivated or grown in Malta, or fish landed in Malta, and shall include products derived directly from such local agricultural, animal husbandry or fisheries primary produce;

"street hawker" means a person licensed as a street hawker under the Trading Licensing Regulations;

"Market Administration Unit" means the Unit authorised by the Minister to organise and administer Farmers’ Markets;

"the Minister" means the Minister responsible for agriculture; "permit holder" means a person or entity in possession of a permit to operate a stall within a Farmers’ Market; "Producer Organisation" means an organisation set up and duly recognised in terms of the Producer Organisations Act; "the Unit" means the Market Administration Unit.