The Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003

Interpretation

2.  In this Order–

“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1);

“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(2);

“the 1993 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993(3);

“the 1997 Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(4);

“the 2000 Act” means the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;

“the establishment date” means 25th March 2003;

“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(5), any part of whose area is within the National Park;

“local member” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;

“National Park” means the National Park designated by article 3 of this Order;

“the Authority” means the National Park authority established by article 4 of this Order;

“the operational date” means 1st September 2003.

(1)

1973 c. 65.

(2)

1989 c. 42.

(3)

1993 c. 44.

(4)

1997 c. 8.

(5)

1994 c. 39.