1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 20th April 1999.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“the Act” means the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 and references to sections are to sections of that Act;
“the Order” means the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995(1).