# The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” means the Data Protection Act 1998 ;
“the 2000 Act” means the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ;
“the 2002 Act” means the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 ;
“the 2004 Regulations” means the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ;
“the 2004 Scottish Regulations” means the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 ;
“the 2009 Regulations” means the INSPIRE Regulations 2009 ;
“the 2009 Scottish Regulations” means the INSPIRE (Scotland) Regulations 2009 ;
“applicant” means a person who makes a request for re-use of a document to a public sector body;
“document” means any information recorded in any form, including any part of such information, whether in writing or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audio-visual recording, other than a computer program;
“formal open standard” means a standard which has been laid down in written form, detailing specifications for the requirements of how to ensure software interoperability;
“government department” includes a Northern Ireland department and any other body or authority exercising statutory functions on behalf of the Crown;
“information access legislation” means the 1998 Act, the 2000 Act, the 2002 Act, the 2004 Regulations, the 2004 Scottish Regulations, the 2009 Regulations and the 2009 Scottish Regulations;
“machine-readable format” means a file format structured so that software applications can easily identify, recognise and extract specific data, including individual statements of fact, and their internal structure;
“open format” means a file format that is platform-independent and made available to the public without any restriction that impedes the re-use of documents;
“public sector body” has the meaning given by regulation 3;
“relevant intellectual property rights” means any of the following rights—
(a)copyright (within the meaning of section 1 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 );
(b)database right (within the meaning of regulation 13 of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 );
(c)publication right (within the meaning of regulation 16 of the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996 );
(d)rights in performances (meaning the rights conferred by Part 2 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 );
“re-use” and cognate expressions have the meaning given in regulation 4;
“university” means any public sector body that provides post-secondary school higher education leading to academic degrees;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom;
“writing” includes text which is—
(a)transmitted by electronic means;
(b)received in legible form; and
(c)capable of being used for subsequent reference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1415/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/re-use-of-public-sector-information-regulations-2015/regulation-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.