# The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2002, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order–
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
“the 2000 Act” means the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;
“the establishment date” means 8th July 2002;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, any part of whose area is within the National Park;
“local member” has the same meaning as in schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;
“National Park” means the National Park designated by article 3 of this Order;
“ the Authority” means the National Park authority established by article 4 of this Order;
“the operational date” means 19th July 2002;
“the Planning Acts” has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2002/0110611349/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-loch-lomond-and-the-trossachs-national-park-designation-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-scotland-order-2002/article-2
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