Marketing of Quality Agricultural Products Grant Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“application” means an application for approval of expenditure under regulation 4;

“approved” in relation to any expenditure means approved by the Department under regulation 5;

“authorised person” means any person authorised by the Department, either generally or specifically, for the purposes of these Regulations and includes any official of the Commission who accompanies such an authorised person;

“beneficiary” means a person whose application has been granted ;

“Community support” means support payable pursuant to the fourth indent of Article 33 of the Council Regulation from the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund in accordance with the Community legislation;

“the Community legislation” means the Council Regulation and the instruments listed in the Schedule in so far as they relate to Community support ;

“the Council Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999(1) of 17th May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations;

“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland ) 2001(2);

“financial support” means an amount paid or payable under these Regulations;

“operation” means an investment or project in Northern Ireland;

“public funds” means monies made available by:—

(a)

a body exercising public functions within the United Kingdom; or

(b)

the European Communities.

(2) 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.

(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(1)

O.J. No. L160, 26.6.1999, p. 80

(2)

2001 c. 9 (N.I.)

(3)

1954 c. 33 (N.I.)