In these Regulations–

• “authorised person” means any person authorised by the Secretary of State under regulation 5(1); “the CAA” means the Civil Aviation Authority;

• “competent authority” means an authority that is authorised to regulate civil aviation activities in a State;

• “the Directive” means Council Directive 2004/36/CE3;

• “European Aviation Safety Agency” means the Agency established by Regulation (EC) No. 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15th July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency4;

• “international safety standards” has the same meaning as in Article 2(b) of the Directive;

• “ramp inspection” means the inspection of an aircraft in accordance with these Regulations;

• “ramp inspection report” means a report prepared pursuant to regulation 7(2)(c) setting out the findings of a ramp inspection;

• “safety report” means a record of safety information retained by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 9(3);

• “State aircraft” has the same meaning as in Article 3 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago 1944)5;

• “State of the operator” has the same meaning as in article 155 of the Air Navigation Order 2005; and

• “third-country aircraft” has the same meaning as in Article 2(d) of the Directive.