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“cloud computing service” means a digital service that enables access to a scalable and elastic
pool of shareable computing resources;
“the Commission” means the Commission of the European Union;
“Cooperation Group” means the group established under Article 11(1);
“CSIRTs network” means the network established under Article 12(1);
“digital service” means a service within the meaning of point (b) of Article 1(1) of Directive
2015/1535 which is of any the following kinds—
(a)
online marketplace;
(b)
online search engine;
(c)
cloud computing service;
“digital service provider” means any person who provides a digital service;
“Directive 2013/11” means Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes(5), and amending Regulation
(EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC, as amended from time to time;
“Directive 2015/1535” means Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of
the Council laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical
regulations and of rules on Information Society services(6), as amended from time to time;
“Directive 2016/1148” means Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the
Council concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information
systems across the Union(7), as amended from time to time;
“Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland” means the person appointed by the Scottish
Ministers under section 7(1) of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002(8);
“essential service” means a service which is essential for the maintenance of critical societal
or economic activities;
“GCHQ” means the Government Communications Headquarters within the meaning of
section 3 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994(9);
“incident” means any event having an actual adverse effect on the security of network and
information systems;
“network and information system” (“NIS”) means—
(a)
an electronic communications network within the meaning of section 32(1) of the
Communications Act 2003(10);
(b)
any device or group of interconnected or related devices, one or more of which, pursuant
to a program, perform automatic processing of digital data; or
(c)
digital data stored, processed, retrieved or transmitted by elements covered under
paragraph (a) or (b) for the purposes of their operation, use, protection and maintenance;
“online marketplace” means a digital service that allows consumers and/or traders as
respectively defined in point (a) and in point (b) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/11 to
conclude online sales or service contracts with traders either on the online marketplace’s
website or on a trader’s website that uses computing services provided by the online
marketplace;
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
OJ No L 165, 18.6.2013, p63.
OJ No L 241, 17.9.2015, p1.
OJ No L 194, 19.7.2016, p1.
2002 asp 3.
1994 c.13. Section 3 was amended by section 251(1) and (2) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25).
2003 c.21. Section 32(1) was amended by regulation 2(1) of, and paragraphs 4 and 9(a) of Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2011/1210.
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