# The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Regulation 3: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In these Regulations—
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;
“address” in relation to electronic communications means any number or address used for the purposes of such communications;
“approvals application” means an application for approval, in relation to a condition or limitation subject to which planning permission is granted by a neighbourhood development order, under section 61L(2) of the 1990 Act;
“area application” means an application for the designation of a neighbourhood area made under section 61G of the 1990 Act;
“consultation body” has the meaning given in Schedule 1;
“contact details” means the name, address and telephone number of the person concerned;
“EIA Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017;
“electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 ;
“electronic communications apparatus” has the meaning given in paragraph 5 of the electronic communications code;
“electronic communications code” has the meaning given in section 106(1) of the Communications Act 2003 ;
“inspection” means inspection by the public;
“modification proposal” means a proposal submitted by a qualifying body under paragraph 1 of Schedule A2 to the 2004 Act;
“neighbourhood forum application” means an application for designation of a neighbourhood forum made by an organisation or body under section 61F of the 1990 Act;
“order proposal” means a proposal for a neighbourhood development order submitted by a qualifying body under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act or community right to build order submitted by a community organisation under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act, as read with paragraph 2 of Schedule 4C to the 1990 Act; and
“plan proposal” means a proposal for a neighbourhood development plan submitted by a qualifying body under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4B to the 1990 Act (as applied, with modifications, by section 38A of the 2004 Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/neighbourhood-planning-general-regulations-2012/regulation-3
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