Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership;

• “civil sanction” has the meaning given by regulation 14;

• “competent authority” for the purposes of these Regulations is the authority responsible for the functions of the “Member State competent authority” in the EU Regulation;

• “compliance notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of the Schedule;

• “EU Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high risk areas^f1;

• “inspector” has the meaning given by regulation 9;

• “non-compliance penalty” has the meaning given by paragraph 4 of the Schedule;

• “officer” in relation to a body corporate, means any director, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate;

• “partnership” does not include a limited liability partnership;

• “premises” includes any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft, tent or moveable structure;

• “Union importer” for the purposes of these Regulations has the same meaning as it does in the EU Regulation, except that it is applicable only to Union importers that import into Northern Ireland; and

• “unincorporated association” does not include a partnership.

In paragraph (1), “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.

Unless otherwise defined in this regulation, terms that are used in these Regulations and the EU Regulation have the meaning they bear in the EU Regulation.