Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;

• “enactment” includes a local and personal Act, a private Act and any subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978^f1;

• “minor modification” is any modification which does not bring any new activity into the scope of the proposed byelaw or increase the scope of any prohibition or restriction in relation to an activity;

• “regulatory burden” includes—

  1. (a)

     a financial cost;

  2. (b)

     an administrative inconvenience;

  3. (c)

     an obstacle to efficiency, productivity or profitability; or

  4. (d)

     a sanction, criminal or otherwise, which affects the carrying on of any lawful activity;

• “relevant authority”, in relation to considering a proposal to make byelaws of the description specified in column (1) of the Table in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, or proposing the making of such byelaws, means the byelaw-making authority listed in column (4) of that Table by which the proposal is being considered or made.