S.L. 439.19 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) For the purposes of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply:

"Act" means the Animal Welfare Act;

"Animal Welfare Directorate" includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person or authority authorised by the Director to act on behalf of the Directorate for the purposes of these regulations; "dangerous animal" means any species of animal deemed dangerous by the Director whether because it may cause injury or damage to humans or otherwise;

"Director" means the Director for Animal Welfare; "enclosure" means any confined space within which a dangerous animal is to be kept in terms of these regulations; "keeper" means a person or entity authorised by the Director to keep a dangerous animal in terms of regulation 4; "Malta" means the island of Malta and all of its constitutive islands; "register" means the National Dangerous Animals Register which shall be kept by the Director; "site" means an area or place where a dangerous animal is housed or kept according to these regulations;

*see regulation 1(4) of these Regulations as originally promulgated, and Legal Notice 176 of 2016. "zoo" means all permanent establishments where dangerous, exotic and, or wild animals are kept for exhibition to the public whether or not an admission fee is charged, with the exception of pet shops.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and phrases used in these regulations which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning assigned to them in article 2 of the Act.