# Rural Development (Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, except section 20(2) and (3), shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“agent” means a person authorised in writing by the Department for the purposes of this regulation and regulations 3 to 8 and 11 to 17;
“application” means an application made pursuant to regulation 4;
“approved operation” means an operation which has been approved by the Department or an agent and “approve” and “approval” are to be construed accordingly;
“authorisation”, in relation to an agent, means an authorisation in writing under this regulation;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Department, either generally or specially, to act under regulation 9 and includes any official of the Commission who accompanies such an authorised person;
“beneficiary” means a person who has been granted approval for an operation;
“the Commission” means the Commission of the European Communities;
“Community assistance” means assistance from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund or the European Regional Development Fund granted pursuant to the Community legislation;
“the Community legislation” means the instruments listed in the Schedule;
“Council Regulation 1260/1999/EC” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
“financial assistance” means an amount paid or payable under these Regulations;
“operation” means an investment, plan, project or action which is the subject of an application; and
“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
(3) A reference in these Regulations to anything done in writing or produced in written form includes a reference to an electronic communication which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/332/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-financial-assistance-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-2
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