S.L. 549.94 Art. 3Interpretation.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"authorised officer" means a person duly authorised by the competent authority to carry out inspections and other functions related to the enforcement and implementation of any provision of these regulations; "competent authority" means the Environment and Resources

Authority as established in article 6 of the Environment Protection Act; "the Implementing Regulation" means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 607/2012 of 6 July 2012 on detailed rules concerning the due diligence system and the frequency and nature of the checks on monitoring organizations as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market; "internal market" means the internal market of the European Union; "notice of remedial actions" means a notice served upon an operator in accordance with regulation 7; "operator" means any natural or legal person that places timber or timber products on the EU market for the first time; "person" means any person, whether natural or legal, corporate or incorporate, and includes any person acting on his own behalf or under the instructions of any employer, master or owner; "timber" or "timber and timber products" means timber and timber products as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in these regulations shall have the same meaning assigned to them in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010.

(3) In the event that any of these regulations conflict with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, the latter shall prevail.