(1) In these Regulations -

"Act of 2007" means the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (No. 19 of 2007);

"Act of 2014" means the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014);

"ADR" means alternative dispute resolution;

"ADR procedure" means a procedure, as referred to in Regulation 3(1), which complies with the requirements set out in these Regulations and is carried out by an ADR entity;

"ADR entity" means any entity, however named or referred to, which is established on a durable basis and offers the resolution of a dispute through an ADR procedure that is listed in accordance with Regulation 8;

"annual activity report" shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 10;

"calendar year" means the period commencing on each 1 January and ending on the 31 December and includes the part of that period that an ADR entity is listed in accordance with Regulation 8;