Article 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the London Docklands Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 28th January 1998.

In this Order—

• “the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

• “the 1990 Order” means the London Docklands Development Corporation (Planning Functions) Order 1990^f1;

• “the authority” means the authority which, but for the 1990 Order, would be the local planning authority, within the meaning of section 336(1) of the 1990 Act;

• “development area” means the area which, at the date of the coming into force of this Order, is designated as an urban development area by the London Docklands Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 1980^f2; and

• “development corporation” means the London Docklands Development Corporation.