S.L. 549.73 Art. 2Interpretation. Cap. 549. Cap. 552. Cap. 549. S.L. 552.12

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "the Act" means the Environment Protection Act;

"the Authority" means the Planning Authority established under the Development Planning Act and, or the Environment and Resources Authority established under the Environment Protection Act, as the case may be;

"DPF" means the development permission fee in accordance with the Development Planning (Fees) Regulations, applicable on an application relating to the illegal development undertaken, or relating only to the illegal part in the case of an application covering a number of developments;

"ODZ" means Outside Development Zone and means development outside the boundary of a temporary provisions scheme or outside the boundary for development in a local plan; "protected area" means an area which is protected under the provisions of the Act or any regulation made thereunder.

(2) Development under these regulations shall exclude minor amendments and development notification orders without notification.

(3) In these regulations any expression defined by the Act has the same meaning as it has in the Act.