Regulation 2 Interpretation

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f1 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In these Regulations—

• “the Council Regulations” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4253/88^f2 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2082/93^f3 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 3193/94^f4 laying down provisions for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2052/88^f5 as regards co-ordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments; and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 4256/88^f6 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2085/93^f7 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 2052/88 as regards the EAGGF Guidance Section:

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland;

• “grant” means a grant payable under or by virtue of the Council Regulations and the Sub-Programmes;

• “payment” means a payment payable under or by virtue of the Council Regulations and the Sub-Programmes;

• “the Single Programming Document” means the operational programme document under the Community initiative in the framework of the special support programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland adopted by Commission Decision C(95) 1789 of 28th July 1995^f8;

• “the Sub-Programmes” means Sub-Programme 2(B) relating to rural regeneration and Measure 3 of Sub-Programme 3 relating to cross-border development of the Single Programming Document.