3. In these Regulations—
“accessibility requirement” means the requirement to make a website or mobile application accessible by making it perceivable, operable, understandable and robust;
“accessibility statement” means a detailed, comprehensive and clear statement produced by a public sector body on the compliance of its website or mobile application with these Regulations;
“bodies governed by public law” means bodies that have all of the following characteristics—
they are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
they have legal personality; and
they have any of the following characteristics—
they are financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law;
they are subject to management supervision by those authorities or bodies;
they have an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law;
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“mobile application” means application software designed and developed by or on behalf of a public sector body for use by the general public on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, but does not include the software that controls those devices (mobile operating systems) or hardware;
“model accessibility statement” means an accessibility statement [F2published electronically by the Minister for the Cabinet Office];
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“public sector body” means—
the State;
regional or local authorities;
bodies governed by public law; or
associations formed by one or more of the authorities in paragraph (b) or one or more of the bodies in paragraph (c), if those associations are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
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“time-based media” means media of one or more of the following types: audio-only, video-only, audio-video, audio and/or video combined with interaction.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 3 omitted (26.10.2022) by virtue of The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1097), regs. 1(2), 3(a)
F2Words in reg. 3 substituted (26.10.2022) by The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1097), regs. 1(2), 3(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in force at 23.9.2018, see reg. 1(2)