Art. 2 Interpretation. — FOREIGN INTERFERENCE ACT

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -

"alien" where it refers to an individual means a person who is not

a citizen of Malta; where it refers to a body of persons, in whatever

manner constituted juridically, means any such body of persons

directly or indirectly controlled by persons who are not citizens of

Malta, and includes any State or Government; and where it refers to

a broadcast means any such broadcast transmitted from a station or

installation situate outside the territory of Malta and which is not

authorised by the Broadcasting Authority;

"broadcast" means broadcast by wireless telegraphy or wire or

both, and includes both sound and television broadcast;

"Broadcasting Authority" means the Broadcasting Authority

established by article 118 of the Constitution;

"intermediary agent" means any person or group of persons who,

irrespective of the proclaimed objectives, is involved in political

activity, and includes any citizen of Malta resident outside Malta

who so acts;

"Malta" has the meaning assigned to it in article 124 of the

Constitution;

"Monitoring Committee" means the Committee established under

this Act;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for foreign affairs;

"person" includes any political party, and any political or other

organisation, institution or body whatsoever;

"political" where it does not refer to a party, person, club or

similar institution is restricted in meaning to matters connected

with the elections in Malta, or which may be reasonably deemed to

influence such elections, and matters connected with the internal or

foreign affairs of Malta;

"programme" includes an advertisement.

*See article 1(2) as originally enacted, which subarticle has been omitted under the

Statute Law Revision Act, 1980 and Government Notice No. 461 of 1st September,

†See article 9 of Act I of 1987.

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