{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/south-downs-national-park-authority-establishment-order-2010/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/south-downs-national-park-authority-establishment-order-2010/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/497",
  "legislation_title": "The South Downs National Park Authority (Establishment) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/south-downs-national-park-authority-establishment-order-2010",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972 ;\n“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 ;\n“the 1995 Act” means the Environment Act 1995;\n“the 2000 Act” means the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 ;\n“the acting National Park officer” means the officer appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with article 11;\n“the Authority” means the South Downs National Park Authority established by article 3;\n“the establishment date” means 1st April 2010;\n“the National Park” means the South Downs National Park ;\n“the National Park officer” means the officer appointed by the Authority in accordance with paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act;\n“the operational date” means 1st April 2011;\n“the relevant functions” means the functions which under Part 3 of the 1995 Act or this Order become, on the operational date, functions of the Authority;\n“a South Downs local authority” means a council mentioned in article 5; and\n“the transitional period” means the period beginning with the establishment date and ending with 31st March 2011.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1989 c. 42."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "2000 c. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "The South Downs National Park was designated by order of the Countryside Agency (predecessor to Natural England) on 18th December 2002 under section 7 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97), and the designation was varied by the South Downs National Park (designation) Variation Order 2004; both orders were confirmed, with modifications, by the Secretary of State under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to that Act on 12th November 2009 and take effect from 31st March 2010."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/497/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:08.145968+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."
}