Interpretation2.

In these Regulations—

the Act” means the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015;

“association” means an association of individuals;

“development permission” has the meaning given in section 2A(5) of the Act2;
“lead contact” means a member or officer of an association who acts on behalf of the association for the purposes of correspondence with a relevant authority3;

“local connection test” has the meaning given in regulation 5(2);

“member” in relation to an association which is a body corporate refers to a person who is a member of the association and not to a member of the body corporate; and

“register” means the register that a relevant authority is required to keep under section 1(1) of the Act (register of persons seeking to acquire land to build a home).