# The Road Vehicles (Individual Approval) (Fees) Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“Approval Regulations” means the Road Vehicles (Approval) Regulations 2020;
“ACS vehicle” means a vehicle as described in paragraphs 6, 8 or 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Approval Regulations;
“appeal” means an appeal made in accordance with regulation 19(2) and (3) of the Approval Regulations;
“applicant” means a qualifying applicant as defined in regulation 18(11) of the Approval Regulations;
“application” means an application (whether an original application or a further application) made in accordance with regulation 18(1) and (2) of the Approval Regulations;
“approval authority” means the Secretary of State;
“bank holiday” means a day which under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 is a bank holiday;
“EU Type-Approval Regulation” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Approval Regulations;
“examination” means the examination or further examination of a vehicle in accordance with regulation 18(5) of the Approval Regulations;
“exceptional circumstances” means an accident, a fire, an epidemic, severe weather, a failure in the supply of essential services or other unexpected happening (excluding a breakdown or mechanical defect in a vehicle);
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“ GB individual approval” means the process of certification that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative and technical requirements prescribed in respect of Great Britain by the Approval Regulations (and particularly Chapter 2 of Part 3 of those Regulations);
“out of hours” means at any time—
(a)on any day which is—
(i)a Saturday or Sunday, Christmas Day or Good Friday; or
(ii)a bank holiday; or
(b)on any other day, other than between—
(i)8.00am and 5.00pm on a Monday to Thursday inclusive; or
(ii)8.00am and 4.30pm on a Friday;
“re-examination” means a re-examination of a vehicle in accordance with regulation 19 of the Approval Regulations;
“the Type Approval Regulation” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Approval Regulations;
“UK (NI) individual approval” means the process of certification that a particular vehicle, whether unique or not, satisfies the relevant administrative and technical requirements prescribed in respect of Northern Ireland by the Approval Regulations (and particularly Chapter 2 of Part 3 of those Regulations);
“working day” means Monday to Friday inclusive, excluding any day which is a bank holiday.
(2) In these Regulations expressions relating to vehicle categories are to be construed in accordance with Article 4 of the Type Approval Regulation or in the case of a UK (NI) individual approval, the EU Type-Approval Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/718/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-vehicles-individual-approval-fees-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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