# The Planning (Simplified Planning Zones) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 2011 Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;
“by advertisement” means by publication in the Belfast Gazette and by local advertisement;
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“duly made” means made in accordance with these Regulations;
“independent examination” has the meaning given by paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 1 of the 2011 Act;
“local advertisement” means an advertisement for two successive weeks in at least one newspaper circulating in the district of the council;
“owner” has the same meaning as in section 250(1) of the 2011 Act;
“Schedule 1” means Schedule 1 to the 2011 Act;
“Scheme” means a simplified planning zone scheme, and references to a numbered form are to the form bearing that number in the Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/188/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-simplified-planning-zones-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-2
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