S.L. 12.12 ст. 2Intepretation. Cap. 12. Cap. 304.

In these Rules -"Code" means the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure; "court" means any court mentioned in articles 3 and 4 of the Code; "judicial act" means any act or written pleading filed in the registry of, or emanating from, any court, tribunal or board in Malta, and any act or written pleading filed in, or emanating from any court, tribunal or board outside Malta, which may, by virtue of any law or treaty, be served on any person in Malta, but shall not include the warrants and orders mentioned in Title VII of Book Second and in Title VI of Book Third of the Code; "treaty" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by article 2 of the Ratification of Treaties Act.