Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “applicant” means any person who makes an application;

• “application” means an application to the Minister to enter into a commitment, which was received by the Minister after 29th July 1999;

• “authorised person” means any person who is authorised by the Minister, either generally or specifically, to act in relation to matters arising under these Regulations;

• “beneficiary” means a person who has entered into a commitment;

• “the Commission” means the Commission of the European Communities;

• “the Commission Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1750/1999^f1 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2000^f2;

• “commitment” means an undertaking by an applicant to comply with any requirement which is a condition of payment by the Minister under a relevant enactment;

• “Community assistance” means assistance granted by the European Community in respect of a commitment and financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund pursuant to the Council Regulation and the Commission Regulation;

• “the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999^f3 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF);

• “electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000^f4;

• “Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and

• “relevant enactment” means an enactment specified in the Schedule.

Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or the Schedule is a reference to the regulation so numbered in, or the Schedule to, these Regulations.

A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.