# The Meters (Certification) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) 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;
“the Authority” means the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority;
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“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 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“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 , 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;
“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.
(2) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1566/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/meters-certification-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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