# The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 2015, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“the 1980 Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
“the commencement date” means 1st July 2015;
“the development area” means the area designated as an urban development area by article 2(1) of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2015;
“the development corporation” means the urban development corporation named the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation established by article 3(1) of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2015;
“the Listed Buildings Act” means the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990;
“planning document” means any notice, certificate, publicity, consultation or other document relating to the exercise of functions under the 1990 Act, the Listed Buildings Act or any order or regulation having effect under those Acts; and
“previous authority” means a local planning authority which ceases by virtue of section 7 of the 1990 Act and article 3 of this Order to be the local planning authority for the development area (or part of it) for the purposes, and in relation to the kinds of development, specified in article 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/748/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ebbsfleet-development-corporation-planning-functions-order-2015/article-2
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