Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Planning General Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2015.

In these Regulations—

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

• “planning permission”, except in regulations 7 and 8, includes any consent of a council required under a development order; and a reference to a section is a reference to a section of the 2011 Act.