S.L. 473.5 ст. 2Interpretation.

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

''the Act'' means the Eco-Contribution Act;

''approved waste recovery facility'' means a facility approved in terms of the Waste Recovery Scheme Regulations by the approving body as being engaged in the recovery of waste on a commercial basis in Malta or outside Malta; ''approving body'' means the body constituted under regulation 7; "circular economy initiative" means a system through which the producer can demonstrate direct investment in the transition to the circular economy that will directly contribute to achieve Malta’s targets in line with the Waste Framework Directive.

''commercial basis'' means operating with the aim of making a profit and without any support from public finances, excluding funding granted by the European Union; "Circular Economy Malta" means Circular Economy Malta established by virtue of the Circular Economy Malta (Establishment) Order;

''exemption period'' means a period of one calendar year, provided that for the period commencing 1st July 2009, the exemption period means a period running from 1st July 2009 until 31st December 2010; ''exemption rate'' means the percentage of products placed on the market which are exempt from eco-contribution as a percentage of

*See regulation 1(2) of these regulations, as originally promulgated. the amount of total products placed on the market as shown in Schedule 2 for the relevant exemption period; ''recycling bag'' means a bag without any handles, loops, slots or any other feature that facilitates the use of the bag for the conveyance of goods, and without any gussets, used for the disposal of waste;

''the Minister'' means the Minister responsible for waste management and includes, to the extent of the authority given, any person, including any approving body, authorised in that behalf for any purpose of the Act; ''packaging waste'' means waste listed in Schedule 1; ''permit'' means any permit issued by the Minister in terms of the Eco-Contribution (Approved Waste Recovery Facilities) Regulations; ''products'' means the products listed in Schedule 1; ''recovery of waste'' or ''recovery'' means the recovery and collection of waste from the market, by delivery to an approved waste recovery facility for the subsequent re-use, recycling or reclamation thereof;

''recovery rate'' means the percentage of waste recovered as a percentage of the total amount of waste of products shown in the Schedules 1 and 2 and placed on the market by a producer for the relevant exemption period; ''scheme'' or ''waste recovery scheme'' means a system through which any producer can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the approving body the recovery of domestic, commercial and industrial packaging waste placed by such producer on the market, when the packaging waste is delivered to one or more approved waste recovery facilities in terms of the Waste Recovery Scheme Regulations. "Waste Framework Directive" means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives.

(2) Any term not defined in these regulations shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it in the Act.