S.L. 217.17 ст. 2Interpretation. Cap. 217. Cap. 452.

For the purpose of these regulations: "Act" means the Immigration Act; "Board" means the Immigration Appeals Board constituted by article 25A of the Act; "Director" means the Director for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs and who is the authority competent to receive the application and to issue the single permit;

"Member State" means any Member State of the European Union, including Malta;

"single permit" means a residence permit issued by the Director allowing a third-country national to reside legally in Malta for the purpose of work;

"single application procedure" means any procedure leading, on the basis of a single application made by a third-country national and endorsed by his employer for the authorisation of residence and work in Malta, to a decision ruling on that application for the single permit;

"third-country national" means any person who is not a citizen of the European Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; "third-country worker" means a third-country national admitted to Malta and who is legally residing and is allowed to work in the context of a paid relationship and is protected as an employee under the Employment and Industrial Relations Act and in accordance with national practice.