Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order shall be cited as the Aire and Calder Navigation Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 24th December 1994.

In this Order—

• “the 1992 Act” means the Aire and Calder Navigation Act 1992^f1; and

• “licensed operator” includes a person who is the holder of a licence which provides for the coming into force of the authorisation contained in the licence to be postponed as mentioned in section 27(3)(a) of the Coal Industry Act 1994; and in relation to such a person, references in this Order to a licensed operator who is authorised to carry on coal-mining operations shall be construed accordingly.