In this Order–

• “the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 19732;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 19893;

• “the 1993 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 19934;

• “the 1997 Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 19975;

• “the 2000 Act” means the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000;

• “the establishment date” means 25th March 2003;

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19946, any part of whose area is within the National Park;

• “local member” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act;

• “National Park” means the National Park designated by article 3 of this Order;

• “the Authority” means the National Park authority established by article 4 of this Order;

• “the operational date” means 1st September 2003.