(1) In these Regulations -

"authorised officer" means a person appointed under Regulation 28;

"cloud computing service" means a digital service that enables access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable computing resources;

"Combined Operators Register" means the register referred to in Regulation 16(5);

"Commission" means the European Commission ;

"competent authority" in relation to - (a) an operator of essential services, means the person designated as a competent authority in the State under Regulation 7(1) or (2) in respect of the sectors referred to in Regulation 7(1) or (2), as the case may be, and (b) a digital service provider, means the person designated as a competent authority in the State under Regulation 8;