{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/overview-and-scrutiny-reference-by-councillors-excluded-matters-england-order-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1022",
  "legislation_title": "The Overview and Scrutiny (Reference by Councillors) (Excluded Matters) (England) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/overview-and-scrutiny-reference-by-councillors-excluded-matters-england-order-2012",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“enactment” includes subordinate legislation;\n“licensing decision” means—\n(a)any decision in relation to—\n(i)an application for the authorisation within the meaning of section 2 of the Licensing Act 2003; or\n(ii)a request for a review of any such decision (including an application under section 172G(1) of that Act); or\n(b)any enforcement decision made under that Act or subordinate legislation made under that Act;\n“the Planning Acts” means—\n(a)the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;\n(b)the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990;\n(c)the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990; and\n(d)the Planning Act 2008;\n“planning decision” means—\n(a)any decision on an application under the Planning Acts or subordinate legislation made under those Acts for any agreement, approval, consent or permission; or\n(b)any enforcement decision relating to any development within the meaning of those Acts; and\n“right of recourse to a review” does not include any right to make a complaint to the Commission for Local Administration pursuant to the Local Government Act 1974.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (temp. until 1.4.2025) (22.7.2020) by Business and Planning Act 2020 (c. 16), ss. 11(9), 25(1) (with s. 11(13)) (as amended (29.9.2022) by S.I. 2022/978, regs. 1(2), 2; and (28.9.2023) by S.I. 2023/990, regs. 1(2), 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 2 in force at 4.5.2012, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1990 c.8."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1990 c.9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1990 c.10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "2008 c.29."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1974 c.7."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1022/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:34:30.932441+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}