1. These Regulations may be cited as the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement Notices and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2002, and shall come into force on 23rd December 2002.
2. These Regulations shall extend to England only.
3. In these Regulations—
“enforcement notice” means a notice issued under section 172(1)(1) of the Planning Act or section 38(1) of the Listed Buildings Act;
“the Hearings Rules” means the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Hearings Procedure) (England) Rules 2002(2);
“the Inquiries Rules” means the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2002(3);
“the Inspectors Inquiries Rules” means the Town and Country Planning (Enforcement) (Determination by Inspectors) (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules(4);
“the Listed Buildings Act” means the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990;
“local planning authority” means the body who issue the relevant enforcement notice;
“the Planning Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Section 172(1) is substituted by section 5(1) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34).