3. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,(a) “contract with regard to the acquisition of an immovable” means a contract by means of which the right of ownership of an immovable is acquired upon payment of a compensation;
(b) “management by programme” means a method of budget management whereby a department or body, in respect to contracts payable out of the appropriations for a given programme or an item in a given programme, is exempted from obtaining the approval of the Conseil du trésor normally required under this Regulation, provided the execution reports required by the Conseil du trésor are submitted and that such contracts are in conformity with the budgetary programming approved by the Conseil du trésor;
(c) “budgetary programming” means a document approved by the Conseil du trésor that divides the budgetary package of a programme or an item in a programme by activity, project or any other method.