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—
“agent” means a person authorised in writing by the Department for the purposes of these Regulations;
“application” means an application for the approval of an operation made under regulation 4;
“approved” in relation to any expenditure means approved by the Department or the agent;
“approved operation” means an operation which has been approved by the Department or an agent under regulation 5;
“authorisation”, in relation to an agent, means an authorisation in writing under this regulation;
“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Department to enforce these Regulations;
“beneficiary” means—
a person who has applied for and been granted an approval for an operation, and
in relation to any time after grant has been paid in connection with the approval, the person to whom the grant has been paid;
“the Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;
“electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001(2);
“financial assistance” means an amount paid or payable under these Regulations;
“operation” means an investment or project in Northern Ireland which is the subject of an application.
(3) 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.