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xml:lang="en"><div class="LegSnippet" id="viewLegSnippet"><h3 class="LegP1GroupTitleFirst">Interpretation</h3><div class="eniw"><span class="enNote">This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum</span></div><p class="LegP1ParaText"><span class="LegP1No" id="regulation-3">3.</span> In these Regulations—
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“accessibility requirement” means the requirement to make a website or mobile application accessible by making it perceivable, operable, understandable and robust;
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“accessibility statement” means a detailed, comprehensive and clear statement produced by a public sector body on the compliance of its website or mobile application with these Regulations;
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“bodies governed by public law” means bodies that have all of the following characteristics—
</p><div><div class="LegAlphaList"><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(a)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">they are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(b)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">they have legal personality; and
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(c)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">they have any of the following characteristics—
</p><div><div class="LegRomanList"><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel5No LegListItemNo">(i)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel5">they are financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law;
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel5No LegListItemNo">(ii)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel5">they are subject to management supervision by those authorities or bodies;
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel5No LegListItemNo">(iii)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel5">they have an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law;
</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“the Directive” means <a class="LegCitation" title="Go to item of legislation" rel="cite" href="/web/20231002123724/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/directive/2016/2102">Directive 2016/2102</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies(<a class="LegFootnoteRef" href="#f00005" title="Go to footnote 1" id="Backf00005">1</a>);
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“European standard” has the meaning set out in Article 2(1)(b) of <a class="LegCitation" title="Go to item of legislation" rel="cite" href="/web/20231002123724/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2012/1025">Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council on European standardisation(<a class="LegFootnoteRef" href="#f00006" title="Go to footnote 2" id="Backf00006">2</a>);
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“harmonised standard” has the meaning set out in Article 2(1)(c) of <a class="LegCitation" title="Go to item of legislation" rel="cite" href="/web/20231002123724/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2012/1025">Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council on European standardisation(<a class="LegFootnoteRef" href="#f00007" title="Go to footnote 3" id="Backf00007">3</a>);
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“mobile application” means application software designed and developed by or on behalf of a public sector body for use by the general public on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, but does not include the software that controls those devices (mobile operating systems) or hardware;
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“model accessibility statement” means an accessibility statement adopted by the European Commission in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Directive;
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“Official Journal” means the Official Journal of the European Union;
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“public sector body” means—
</p><div><div class="LegAlphaList"><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(a)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">the State;
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(b)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">regional or local authorities;
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(c)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">bodies governed by public law; or
</p></div><div class="LegListItem"><div class="LegLevel4No LegListItemNo">(d)</div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel4">associations formed by one or more of the authorities in paragraph (b) or one or more of the bodies in paragraph (c), if those associations are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character;
</p></div></div></div><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“standard” has the meaning set out in Article 2(1) of <a class="LegCitation" title="Go to item of legislation" rel="cite" href="/web/20231002123724/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/european/regulation/2012/1025">Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012</a> of the European Parliament and of the Council on European standardisation(<a class="LegFootnoteRef" href="#f00008" title="Go to footnote 4" id="Backf00008">4</a>); and
</p><p class="LegListTextStandard LegLevel3">“time-based media” means media of one or more of the following types: audio-only, video-only, audio-video, audio and/or video combined with interaction.
</p><div class="LegFootnotes"><div class="LegClearFix LegFootnotesContainer"><div class="LegClearFix LegFootnote" id="f00005"><div class="LegFootnoteNoContainer">(<span class="LegFootnoteNo">1</span>)</div><p class="LegText">OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p.1.
</p></div><div class="LegClearFix LegFootnote" id="f00006"><div class="LegFootnoteNoContainer">(<span class="LegFootnoteNo">2</span>)</div><p class="LegText">OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.
</p></div><div class="LegClearFix LegFootnote" id="f00007"><div class="LegFootnoteNoContainer">(<span class="LegFootnoteNo">3</span>)</div><p class="LegText">OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.
</p></div><div class="LegClearFix LegFootnote" id="f00008"><div class="LegFootnoteNoContainer">(<span class="LegFootnoteNo">4</span>)</div><p class="LegText">OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p.19.
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