Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “Minister” means the First Minister, the deputy First Minister or a Northern Ireland Minister and includes the First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly;

• “Windsor Framework” has the same meaning as in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020^f1.

In these Regulations a reference to observing or implementing a relevant provision of the Windsor Framework is a reference to observing or implementing Article 5, 6 or 7 or Annex 2 of the Windsor Framework and any other provision of that Framework or any other part of the EU withdrawal agreement so far as it applies in relation to those Articles or that Annex.

For the purposes of these Regulations, a function is exercised for the purpose of observing or implementing a relevant provision of the Windsor Framework if it is exercised for that purpose or an ancillary purpose.

A function is exercised for an ancillary purpose if it is exercised for a purpose that is otherwise incidental to, or consequential on, the observance or implementation of a relevant provision of the Windsor Framework.

In these Regulations a reference to the exercise of a function of a Northern Ireland department includes a proposed exercise of that function or a decision whether to exercise that function.