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.
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