2. In this Order–
“the 1973 Act” means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(1);
“the 1989 Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(2);
“the 1993 Act” means the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993(3);
“the 1997 Act” means the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(4);
“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 1994(5), 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.