In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Space Industry Act 2018;

• “appealable decision” means a decision taken by the regulator or by the Secretary of State under the Outer Space Act 19862 or the Act, which is subject to a right of appeal;

• “appellant” means the person who applies for permission to bring an appeal under regulation 8;

• “applicable period” means—

  1. a

     a period of 14 days in a standard appeal, and

  2. b

     a period of 28 days in a complex appeal;

• “a complex appeal” means an appeal which has been determined to be a complex appeal under regulation 12(4);

• “day” means a calendar day;

• “Her Majesty’s forces” has the same meaning as in the Armed Forces Act 20063;

• “intelligence service” means—

  1. a

     the Security Service;

  2. b

     the Secret Intelligence Service;

  3. c

     the Government Communications Headquarters;

  4. d

     any part of Her Majesty’s forces, or of the Ministry of Defence, which engages in intelligence activities;

• “panel members list” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);

• “panel website” means the website provided for appeal panels under regulation 5(2)(b);

• “respondent” means the person who made the decision which is the subject of the appellant’s appeal;

• “respondent’s notice” means the notice served by the respondent under regulation 13(5) responding to the notice of appeal;

• “secretary” means the secretary to the appeal panels appointed under regulation 5(1);

• “sensitive information” means information which is information obtained, directly or indirectly, from a government department or an intelligence service, the disclosure of which may, in the opinion of the appeal panel—

  1. a

     breach the international obligations of the United Kingdom, or

  2. b

     cause damage to—

     1. i

        national security or international relations, or

     2. ii

        the economic interests of the United Kingdom or any part of the United Kingdom;

• “a standard appeal” means an appeal which has been determined to be a standard appeal under regulation 12(4);

• “UKSA” means the United Kingdom Space Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.