# The England Rural Development Programme (Enforcement) Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Council Regulation, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2000;
“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 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;
“Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and
“relevant enactment” means an enactment specified in the Schedule.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3044/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/england-rural-development-programme-enforcement-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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