Contracting Authority means any contracting authority as defined in Regulation 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
Chartering Authority means (i) with respect to a national bank, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, (ii) with respect to a Federal savings association or savings bank, the Office of Thrift Supervision, (iii) with respect to a bank or savings institution chartered by a State, the agency of such State charged with primary responsibility for regulating and/or closing banks or savings institutions, as the case may be, (iv) the Corporation in accordance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1821(c), with regard to self appointment, or (v) the appropriate Federal banking agency in accordance with 12 U.S.C. 1821(c)(9).
Inspecting Authority means the authorised representative of the Department to act as Inspecting Authority for the purpose of this contract and for the purpose of ascertaining the progress of the deliveries under the contract.
Planning Authority means the responsible entity that coordinates and integrates transmission facility and service plans, resource plans, and protection systems.
Signing Authority means an officer or agent of the organization with written authorization to commit the legal entity to a binding agreement.
Territory means worldwide.
Sanctioning Authority means [The FA][the [ ] County Football Association Limited].
relevant planning authority means the district planning authority for the area in which the land to which the relevant provision of this Order applies is situated;
Governing authority means the local legislative authority
Regulatory Approval means, with respect to a Product in any country or jurisdiction, any approval (including where required, pricing and reimbursement approvals), registration, license or authorization from a Regulatory Authority in a country or other jurisdiction that is necessary to market and sell such Product in such country or jurisdiction.
local planning authority in relation to an area means⎯
Balancing Authority Area or “BAA” shall mean the collection of generation, transmission, and loads within the metered boundaries of the Balancing Authority. The Balancing Authority maintains load-resource balance within this area.
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) means the Government Agency responsible for oversight of public procurement.
Regulatory Authorities means the Commissions and the Exchange;
Marketing Authorization means all approvals from the relevant Regulatory Authority necessary to market and sell a Product in any country (including without limitation all applicable pricing and governmental reimbursement approvals even if not legally required to sell Product in a country).
Authority or Housing Authority (HA means the Housing Authority.
competent authorities means the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex II;
Contract Awarding Authority means the Board of Supervisors or the individual authorized by the Board of Supervisors to enter into contracts on behalf of the County.
Licensing authority means the department or division within each participating state which is authorized by law to issue or approve licenses or permits to hunt, fish, trap, or possess wildlife.