# The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2020 Act” means the Agriculture Act 2020;
“agreement” means an agreement between the Secretary of State and an agreement holder establishing the conditions under which the Secretary of State agrees to give financial assistance to the agreement holder under a financial assistance scheme in accordance with scheme guidance;
“agreement holder” means a person who has entered into an agreement or—
(a)a personal representative of that person in the event of that person’s incapacity or death; or
(b)where applicable for the purposes of complying with or enforcing any obligation under these Regulations, an employee or agent of that person in so far as that employee or agent is acting or has acted for or on behalf of that person in connection with that agreement;
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“annual health and welfare review” means the scheme known as the “annual health and welfare review” pursuant to which the Secretary of State gives financial assistance under section 1(1) of the 2020 Act;
“applicant” means a person who applies to the Secretary of State for financial assistance under a financial assistance scheme or, where applicable for the purposes of complying with or enforcing any obligation under these Regulations, an employee or agent of that person in so far as that employee or agent is acting or has acted for and on behalf of that person in connection with that agreement;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Secretary of State to carry out inspections and exercise powers of entry under these Regulations for enforcement purposes;
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“eligibility criteria” means the criteria specified in scheme guidance to determine the receipt of financial assistance, including any criteria allowing for selection of applicants on a competitive basis;
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“scheme guidance” means the forms, guidance, manuals and handbooks issued by the Secretary of State in relation to the financial assistance scheme in question;
“tree health pilot scheme” means the scheme known as “the tree health pilot scheme” pursuant to which the Secretary of State gives financial assistance under section 1(1) of the 2020 Act.
(2) Where a provision in these Regulations is silent as to which financial assistance scheme it applies to, the provision applies to any financial assistance scheme made by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the 2020 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/405/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-financial-assistance-regulations-2021/regulation-2
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