Commons Registration (East Sussex) Act 1994

2 Interpretation and general

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act of 1965” means the [1965 c. 64.] Commons Registration Act 1965;

• “concerned authority” in relation to a registration means a local authority (other than the registration authority) in whose area any part of the land affected by the registration lies;

• “the county council” means the East Sussex County Council;

• “the destroyed registers” means the East Sussex registers as destroyed by fire in January 1993;

• “the East Sussex registers” means the registers of common land and of town or village greens which the county council is required to maintain under the Act of 1965;

• “registration” means registration under section 4 of the Act of 1965 and an entry in the register made in pursuance of section 13 of the Act of 1965.

(2) A reference in any provision of this Act to the proper officer is a reference to the officer appointed by the county council for purposes which include the purpose of that provision.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, expressions used in this Act and in the Act of 1965, or the regulations made under that Act have the same meaning as in that Act and those regulations.

(4) Notice is duly given by or to the county council to or by any person under this Act if given in accordance with section 231 or, as the case may be, 233 of the Local Government Act 1972.