7. (1) In this Part—

F4[“advisory panel”—

(a) in so far as it relates to an application under section 29, has the meaning assigned to it by section 31,

(b) in so far as it relates to an application under section 38, has the meaning assigned to it by section 40, and

(c) in so far as it relates to an application under section 44A, has the meaning assigned to it by section 44C;]

F4[“appointed day” means, as may be appropriate—

(a) in so far as it relates to an order under section 36, the day appointed by that order,

(b) in so far as it relates to an order under section 43, the day appointed by that order, and

(c) in so far as it relates to an order under section 44F, the day appointed by that order;]

“chairperson” has the meaning assigned to it by section 12;

“dissolved applicant institutes” has the meaning assigned to it by section 36;

“eligibility criteria” has the meaning assigned to it by section 28(1).

(2) A reference in this Part to a region includes a reference to each of the regions in which F4[the campuses of a technological university, applicant institutes or an applicant higher education provider, as may be appropriate,] are located.