Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “contracting authority” means a contracting authority as defined in F1regulation 2(1) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015;

• “contracting entity” means a utility as defined in F2regulation 4 of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016;

• “Directive 2009/33/EC” means Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles M1;

• “operator” means an operator for the discharge of public service obligations under a public service contract within the meaning of F3regulation 2 of the Public Service Obligations in Transport Regulations 2023, the value of which is not less than the threshold, applicable to that contract, as defined in F4regulation 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or regulation 15 of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016;

• “road transport vehicle” means a vehicle in the vehicle categories listed in Table 3 of the Annex to Directive 2009/33/EC.