S.L. 117.39 ст. 2Interpretation 

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"the Act" means the Supplies and Services Act;

"beneficiary" means any natural or legal person, whether public or private, receiving, or entitled to receive farm advisory services;

"the Board" means the Farm Advisory Registration Recognition Board set by regulation 4;

"certificate" means the certificate of recognition issued in accordance with regulation 17;

"Chairperson" means the person appointed in accordance with regulation 4 and having the responsibility to ensure that the Board is functioning in accordance to law;

"competent authority" means the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency within the Ministry responsible for agriculture; "expert advisor" means the qualified individual who shall be providing the farm advisory services under these regulations;

"farm advisory system" means the regulatory framework regulating farm advisory services;

"farm advisory service providers" means any natural or legal person, whether public or private, providing farm advisory service under the provisions of these regulations;

"main issue" means the issues listed in the second column of Annex II of Regulation (EU) 1306/2013 and Annex III of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, as in force from time to time;

"person" means any natural or legal person, including companies, associations, co-operatives, trade unions, partnerships, or any other recognised legal form, whether public or private;

"register" means the list of recognised entities which shall be public and which shall include the information listed in regulation 6(1);

"Registrar" means the person appointed in accordance with regulation 5 and having the responsibility to keep and maintain the Register in accordance with regulation 6;

"Regulations" means Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations

(EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008, and Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and

(EU) No 1307/2013, as in force from time to time;

"status report" means the annual report to be drawn up and submitted by the farm advisory service provider in accordance with the provisions of these regulation and in accordance with any templates provided by the Board.