Article 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Planning (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) and (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015.

In this Order

• “2011 Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;

• “1991 Order” means the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 M1;

• “council” means a district council;

• “PAC” means the Planning Appeals Commission;

• “transfer date” means 1st April 2015.

In this Order references to a section are to a section of the 2011 Act and references to an Article are to an Article of the 1991 Order unless otherwise stated.