Article 1 Citation and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Waste and Contaminated Land (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 7) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003.

In this Order –

• “the 1978 Order” means the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978^f1;

• “the 1997 Order” means the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;

• “appointed day” means the day specified in Article 2; and

• “appropriate date” in relation to an appeal means the date on which –

  1. (a)

     the period for appealing expires without an appeal being made;

  2. (b)

     any appeal is withdrawn;

  3. (c)

     the appeal is determined in a case where the appeal is dismissed; or

  4. (d)

     effect is given to the determination of the appeal in a case where the appeal is allowed.