2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“applicant" means a person who has made an application pursuant to regulation 4, the result of which is still pending;
“approved project" means a project which the Minister has approved under these Regulations for the receipt of financial assistance, and “approve" and “approval" are to be construed accordingly;
“beneficiary" means a person who has been granted approval for a project;
“Community assistance" means assistance from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund granted pursuant to the Community legislation;
“the Community legislation" means the instruments listed in the Schedule to these Regulations, in so far as they relate to expenditure for which support may be granted pursuant to Article 4 or 33 of Council Regulation 1257/1999/EC;
“Council Regulation 1257/1999/EC" means Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 of 17 May 1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) M1;
“electronic communication" has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M2;
“the ERDP" means the England Rural Development Programme approved by the Commission in the Decision referred to in the Schedule to these Regulations, and “the relevant part of the ERDP" means that part of the ERDP which relates to expenditure for which support may be granted pursuant to Article 4 or 33 of Council Regulation 1257/1999/EC;
“financial assistance" means an amount paid or payable under these Regulations; and
“the Minister" means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
(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.