In these Regulations—

• “the 2011 Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;

• “by advertisement” means by publication in the Belfast Gazette and by local advertisement;

• “the Department” means the Department of the Environment;

• “duly made” means made in accordance with these Regulations;

• “independent examination” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 1 of the 2011 Act;

• “local advertisement” means an advertisement for two successive weeks in at least one newspaper circulating in the district of the council;

• “owner” has the same meaning as in section 250(1) of the 2011 Act;

• “Schedule 1” means Schedule 1 to the 2011 Act;

• “Scheme” means a simplified planning zone scheme, and references to a numbered form are to the form bearing that number in the Schedule to these Regulations.