In these Regulations—

• “application” means an application for financial assistance under regulation 5(1);

• “approval” means approval of an application under regulation 6;

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, being the intermediate body for Northern Ireland designated in respect of the EMFF Operational Programme for the purpose of Article 123(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund5;

• “the EMFF Operational Programme” means the United Kingdom’s operational programme drawn up for the purposes of Article 17 of the EMFF Regulation;

• “the EMFF Regulation ” means Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund6, as amended from time to time; and

• “notice” means notice in writing.

Subject to regulation 14(2), the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19547, except section 20(3), applies to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.