# The Space Industry Regulations 2021, Regulation 34: Interpretation


In this Part—
“actual vehicle” means a launch vehicle or carrier aircraft in respect of which there is an operator applicant;
“applicant” means an applicant for a spaceport licence;
“licensed activities” means the activities that a person is authorised to carry out by virtue of a spaceport licence;
“operator applicant” means a person who is applying, has applied or intends to apply for a launch operator licence or a return operator licence to authorise spaceflight activities at the proposed spaceport;
“the proposed spaceport” means the site in respect of which an application for a spaceport licence is being, or has been, made;
“representative vehicle” means a launch vehicle or a carrier aircraft of the type that the applicant considers most likely to be used to carry out spaceflight activities at the proposed spaceport;
“safety case” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 36;
“safety clear zone” means an area which will be subject to restrictions, exclusions and warnings during the carrying out of hazardous pre-flight and post-flight operations;
“siting assessment” means an assessment carried out under regulation 38.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223682/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/regulation-34
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