# The Town and Country Planning (New Towns) Special Development Order 1977, Article 2


(1) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1971;
“authorised development” means development of land which has been authorised in writing by a development corporation at the time when they dispose of the land on which it is to be carried out, and references in article 8 of this order to the authorising of development by a development corporation shall be construed accordingly;
“building” does not include plant or machinery or a structure or erection of the nature of plant or machinery but includes any other structure or erection and any part of a building as so defined;
“classified road”, “highway” and “trunk road” have the meanings assigned to them by the General Development Order;
“development corporation” means a development corporation established by an order under section 2 of the New Towns Act, and “their area” in relation to any such corporation means the area designated by an order under section 1 of that Act made in respect of the new town for the purposes of which the corporation was established;
“transfer date” as respects a development corporation means the date specified in an order made by the Secretary of State under section 41(1) of the New Towns Act as the date on which the property of that corporation (other than property excepted under the following provisions of that Act) shall vest in the Commission for the New Towns;
“the New Towns Act” means the New Towns Act 1965;
“the General Development Order” means the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1977 as amended or replaced by any subsequent order;
“unapproved means of access” means a means of access which is not shown in a proposal approved by the Secretary of State under section 6(1) of the New Towns Act.
(2) In this order, unless the context otherwise requires, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment.
(3) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1977/665/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-new-towns-special-development-order-1977/article-2
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