S.L. 552.24 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Development Planning Act;

"the Authority" means the Planning Authority established under the

Development Planning Act;

"built footprint" means the total area of the whole unit, including: all rooms; all internal spaces; all external spaces that are totally enclosed or surrounded by the building, including any such yards and shafts; and the wall thicknesses (including owned party wall);

"ODZ" means Outside Development Zone and means development outside the boundary designated for development in a local plan; "protected area" means an area which is protected under the provisions of the Act or regulations made thereunder; "SAC" means a special area of conservation or a protected area, and may either be of national importance or of international importance; "scheduled" has the meaning assigned to it by article 81 of the Act; "UCA" means an urban conservation area, or an historic area (village core) as designated in a local plan or other area designated or scheduled in accordance with the Structure Plan and article 81 of the Act.

(2) In these regulations any expression defined by the Act has the same meaning as it has in the Act or regulations made under the Act.