# The Sustainable Communities Regulations 2012, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Sustainable Communities Act 2007;
“interested local persons” in relation to a local authority’s proposal means persons living, working or studying in the authority’s area who have an interest in the subject matter of a proposal;
“proposal” means a proposal made by a local authority in response to an invitation by the Secretary of State under section 5A (subsequent invitations) of the Act; and
“publish” means publish on a publicly accessible website.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1523/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sustainable-communities-regulations-2012/regulation-2
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