5 Amendment of regulation 3
1 Regulation 3 (interpretation of Part 2) of the 2009 Regulations is amended as follows.
2 The existing provision (excluding the heading) is renumbered as paragraph (1).
3 In paragraph (1) as renumbered—
(a) at the appropriate place insert—

““check”, in relation to a hereditament, has the meaning given in regulation 4A;
“confirmation” means a confirmation under regulation 4C(1)(c);
“grounds of the appeal” means the ground or grounds in regulation 13A(2) on which an appeal is made;
“grounds of the proposal” means the ground or grounds in regulation 4 on which a proposal is made;
“incomplete proposal” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1);
“particulars of the grounds of the proposal” has the meaning given in regulation 6(4)(b);
“smaller proposer” means a person who qualifies as a smaller proposer under regulation 3A on the day the person provides a confirmation;
“VO’s electronic portal” means the online facility provided by the VO for use in connection with proposals for the alteration of a local list compiled on or after 1st April 2017;”

; and
(b) in the definition of “list”, for “1st April 2005” substitute “1st April 2017”.
4 After paragraph (1) insert—

“2 For the purpose of this Part, a proposal is “determined” if—
(a) it is withdrawn under regulation 11;
(b) it is treated as withdrawn under regulation 12; or
(c) a decision is given under regulation 10 or 13 in relation to the proposal.”

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