Interpretation
3.—(1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,
“the Order” means the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(1);a reference to an Article or Schedule by number is a reference to that Article or Schedule so numbered in the Order, and expressions which are defined in the Order have the same meaning as in the Order.
(2) Any reference in these rules to a Form by number is a reference to that Form so numbered in the Schedule.
(3) The notes appended to the Forms do not form any part thereof and are so appended only for the purpose of assisting their proper completion.
(4) Any reference in these rules to the clerk of petty sessions is a reference to the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in which the application is made.
S.I. 1996/3158 (N.I. 22)