# The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020, Regulation 2: Interpretation and scope

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In these Regulations—
“authorised person” means a person authorised by a competent authority under regulation 8(2) to exercise the powers set out in Part 4 of these Regulations;
“competent authority” has the meaning given in regulation 3;
“component” means—
(a)any active substance, safener, synergist, or co-formulant that could form a component part of a plant protection product; or
(b)any adjuvant,
and active substance, safener, synergist, co-formulant and adjuvant have the same meanings as in the Plant Protection Products Regulation;
“the OC Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products;
“the Official Controls Regulations” means the OC Regulation and the Implementing Regulations and Delegated Regulations made under it;
“plant protection product” has the same meaning as in the Plant Protection Products Regulation;
“the Plant Protection Products Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market;
“premises” includes any place and, in particular, includes—
(a)any vehicle, vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure, and
(b)any tent or moveable structure;
“professional use” and “professional user” have the same meaning as in the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012;
“relevant legislation” means assimilated direct legislation and domestic legislation governing the requirements for the placing on the market and use of plant protection products and the sustainable use of pesticides, with the exception of pesticides application equipment.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to the area referred to in Article 1(2)(h).
(3) Non-professional users of plant protection products are not subject to these Regulations.
(4) Unless otherwise provided in this regulation, terms used in these Regulations have the same meaning as they have in the OC Regulation.
(5) Any reference in these Regulations to an “Article” or “Title” is to an Article or Title of the OC Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/552/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-protection-products-regulations-2020/regulation-2
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