Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Space Industry Act 2018;

• “appealable decision” means a decision taken by the regulator or by the Secretary of State under the Outer Space Act 1986^f1 or the Act, which is subject to a right of appeal;

• “appellant” means the person who applies for permission to bring an appeal under regulation 8;

• “applicable period” means—

  1. (a)

     a period of 14 days in a standard appeal, and

  2. (b)

     a period of 28 days in a complex appeal;

• “a complex appeal” means an appeal which has been determined to be a complex appeal under regulation 12(4);

• “day” means a calendar day;

• “Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 2006^f2;

• “intelligence service” means—

  1. (a)

     the Security Service;

  2. (b)

     the Secret Intelligence Service;

  3. (c)

     the Government Communications Headquarters;

  4. (d)

     any part of Her Majesty’s forces, or of the Ministry of Defence, which engages in intelligence activities;

• “panel members list” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);

• “panel website” means the website provided for appeal panels under regulation 5(2)(b);

• “respondent” means the person who made the decision which is the subject of the appellant’s appeal;

• “respondent’s notice” means the notice served by the respondent under regulation 13(5) responding to the notice of appeal;

• “secretary” means the secretary to the appeal panels appointed under regulation 5(1);

• “sensitive information” means information which is information obtained, directly or indirectly, from a government department or an intelligence service, the disclosure of which may, in the opinion of the appeal panel—

  1. (a)

     breach the international obligations of the United Kingdom, or

  2. (b)

     cause damage to—

     1. (i)

        national security or international relations, or

     2. (ii)

        the economic interests of the United Kingdom or any part of the United Kingdom;

• “a standard appeal” means an appeal which has been determined to be a standard appeal under regulation 12(4);

• “UKSA” means the United Kingdom Space Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.