S.L. 420.7 ст. 3Interpretation.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"Act" means the International Protection Act;

"applicant" means third country nationals or stateless persons who have made an application for international protection in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken by the International Protection Agency or by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal;

"applicant in need of special procedural guarantees" means an applicant whose ability to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in these regulations as well as in the Act, is limited due to individual circumstances; "the Chief Executive Officer" means the same as the meaning given to it by article 4 of Act and includes, to the extent and authority given, any other person temporarily authorised on that behalf by the Minister;

"competent authorities" means the International Protection Agency; "Convention" means the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July, 1951, to which Malta acceded on 17th June, 1971, and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31st January, 1967 to which Malta acceded on 15th September, 1971, subject to the declarations and reservations made by Malta; "determining authority" means the International Protection Agency;

"the High Commissioner" means the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or his representative;

"international protection" means refugee status or subsidiary protection; "legal adviser" means a person who is authorised to practice the legal profession in Malta in terms of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure; "minor" means a third-country national or a stateless person below the age of eighteen years; "remain" means to remain in the territory including at the border or in transit zones of the Member State in which the application for international protection has been made or is being examined; the right to remain shall not constitute an entitlement to a residence permit; "representative" means a person or an organisation appointed by the competent bodies in order to assist and represent an unaccompanied minor in asylum procedures with a view to ensuring the best interests of the child and exercising legal capacity for the minor where necessary. Where an organisation is appointed as a representative, it shall designate a person responsible for carrying out the duties of a representative in respect of the unaccompanied minor; "the Tribunal" means the International Protection Appeals Tribunal as established by article 5 of the Act; "unaccompanied minor" means a minor who arrives on the territory of Malta unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her in accordance with national law and for as long as such minor is not effectively taken into the care of such an adult; it includes a minor who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of Malta;

"vulnerable persons" means persons in need of special care, support, or protection because of age, disability, or risk of abuse or neglect, including minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of human trafficking, persons with mental disorders and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence.