Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Electricity Act 1989;

• “approved” means approved by or under regulations made under paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act;

• “authorised examiner” means a person who is authorised in accordance with regulation 5;

• “authorised manufacturer” means a person who is authorised in accordance with regulation 3;

• “authorised repairer” means a person who is authorised in accordance with regulation 4;

• F1“the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;

• F2...

• “directions” means any directions issued by the Director under paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 7 to the Act;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992^f1 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993^f2;

• “EEA State” means a state which, at the date of the entry into force of these Regulations, is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement F3, but does not include the United Kingdom;

• “equivalent European provisions” has the meaning given by regulation 8;

• “meter examiner” means a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Act;

• F4“nominated laboratory” means a laboratory nominated by the Authority for the purpose of testing meters; and

• “permitted margins of error” means the margins of error referred to in regulation 7.

Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule is a reference to the regulation in or the Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number; any reference in a regulation or a Schedule to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph of that regulation or Schedule bearing that number; and any reference in a Schedule to a numbered table is a reference to the table bearing that number at the end of that Schedule.