In this Part -

"component" includes any function, technology, equipment, hardware, software, facility, good or service used in the provision of electronic communications networks or electronic communications services;

"critical component" means a critical component prescribed by the Minister under section 20;

"provider" means a provider of public electronic communications networks or of publicly available electronic communications services;

"relevant vendor" means a vendor, in respect of which the Minister has made an assessment under section 22;

"third country" means a country other than a Member State of the European Union, an EEA state, Switzerland and the United Kingdom;

"vendor" means a person who, normally for remuneration, provides components, functions, technology, equipment, hardware, software, facilities or services to providers of electronic communications networks to build or operate the network.