In 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 M1 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 M2.