Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Standing Orders) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 15th March 2016.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972^f1;

• “the 2014 Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;

• “Executive Arrangements Regulations” means the Local Government (Executive Arrangements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015^f2; and

• “call-in” means a requisition for the reconsideration of a decision under section 41(1) of the 2014 Act.