# The European Regional Development Fund (Operational Programmes) Regulations 2011, Regulation 3: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“1998 Act” means the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998;
“the Fund” means the European Regional Development Fund, being one of the two Structural Funds referred to in Article 1;
“London Development Agency” means the regional development agency established for the London region under section 1 of the 1998 Act;
“London Regulations” means the European Regional Development Fund (London Operational Programme) (Implementation) Regulations 2008;
“Managing Authority” means the authority designated under Article 59(1)(a) as the managing authority for an Operational Programme;
“Operational Programme” means a document which is an “operational programme” within the meaning given by Article 2 and—
(a) sets out a development strategy to be carried out with the aid of the Fund in one of the regions defined in Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act as a contribution towards achieving the regional competitiveness and employment objective referred to in Article 3(2); or
(b) sets out the development strategy to be carried out with the aid of the Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as a contribution towards achieving the convergence objective referred to in Article 3(2).
(2) “Relevant Instrument” means, in relation to an agency, the instrument referred to in the Schedule which entrusted functions to the regional development agency concerned.
(3) In these Regulations,
(a) a reference to an Article is a reference to an Article of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999; and
(b) a reference to an agency is a reference to a regional development agency established under section 1 of the 1998 Act other than the London Development Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1398/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-regional-development-fund-operational-programmes-regulations-2011/regulation-3
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