Cap. 12 ст. 928AInterpretation.

For the purposes of this Title:

"cross-border dispute" means a dispute where the party applying for legal aid in the context of the Directive is domiciled or is habitually resident, as determined by Article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 44 of 2001, in a Member State other than Malta or where the decision is to be enforced, with the exception of disputes relating to maintenance obligations;

"the Directive" means the provisions of Council Directive 2002/ 8/EC of the 27th January, 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes; "Member State" means any State referred to in the definition "the Treaty" contained in article 2(1) of the European Union Act, excluding Denmark.