Interpretation

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In these Regulations—

“applicant” means a person who makes an application under regulation 5 or, as the case may be, regulation 8 or regulation 11;

“Commission Regulation 3887/92” means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 3887/92 laying down rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(2) as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 229/95(3), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1648/95(4), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2015/95(5), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 613/97(6), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1678/98(7), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2801/1999(8) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2721/2000(9);

“Council Regulation 3508/92” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(10) as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 165/94(11), Council Regulation (EC) No. 3233/94(12), Council Regulation (EC) No. 3235/1994(13), Council Regulation (EC) No. 3072/1995(14), Council Regulation (EC) No. 1577/96(15), Council Regulation (EC) No. 2466/96(16), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 613/97(17), Council Regulation (EC) No. 820/97(18), Council Regulation (EC) No. 1036/1999(19), Council Regulation (EC) No. 1593/2000(20) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 495/2001(21) ;

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

“holding” has the same meaning as in Council Regulation No. 3508/92;

“IACS scheme” means one of the Community schemes set out in Article 1.1 of Council Regulation 3508/92; and

“IACS year” means a period of 12 months commencing on 16th May and “IACS year 2001” means such a period commencing on 16th May 2001.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a person to whom a decision is directed or an applicant for review includes a reference to any successor, executor, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver or liquidator of such a person or applicant.

(2)

O.J. No. L391, 31.12.1992, p. 36

(3)

O.J. No. L27, 4.2.1995, p. 3

(4)

O.J. No. L156, 7.7.1995, p. 27

(5)

O.J. No. L197, 22.8.1995, p. 2

(6)

O.J. No. L94, 9.4.97, p. 1

(7)

O.J. No. L212, 30.7.1998, p. 23

(8)

O.J. No. L340, 31.12.1999, p. 29

(9)

O.J. No. L314, 14.12.2000, p. 8

(10)

O.J. No. L355, 5.12.1992, p. 1

(11)

O.J. No. L24, 29.1.1994, p. 6

(12)

O.J. No. L338, 28.12.1994, p. 13

(13)

O.J. No. L338, 28.12.1994, p. 16

(14)

O.J. No. L329, 30.12.1995, p. 18

(15)

O.J. No. L206, 16.8.1996, p. 4

(16)

O.J. No. L335, 24.12.1996, p. 1

(17)

O.J. No. L94, 9.4.1997, p. 1

(18)

O.J. No. L117, 7.5.1997, p. 1

(19)

O.J. No. L127, 21.5.1999, p. 4

(20)

O.J. No. L182, 21.7.2000, p. 4

(21)

O.J. No. L72, 14.3.2001, p.6