http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1965/13/section/48/2015-04-21New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965An Act to make provision for the creation of new towns, for the exercise by new town commissions of certain functions in relation to such towns, for the expansion or development of existing towns, and for purposes related to those matters.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-04-19Expert Participation2015-04-21 48In this Act—Definition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285“development”, in relation to any land includes the redevelopment of that land;“development functions” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1)( a);Definition rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285“local or public body” includes any authority or body specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Government Loans Act (Northern Ireland) 1957 as an authority or body to whom government loans may be made by the Ministry of Finance under section 2 of that Act;“the Minister” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);“the Ministry” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1);“municipal functions” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1)( b);“municipal functions order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 28(1);“new town commission” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7(1);“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under section 43;“services” includes facilities and amenities;“transferred provision” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 .1957 c.101954 c.33