16Overview of references to rules

1. In this subpart, a reference to—

2. a national rule means a national rule that has commenced (see section 26 of the Legislation Act 2019 which provides that secondary legislation comes into force on the date stated or provided for in the legislation):
3. a rule in a plan means a rule in a land use plan that is operative (see the definitions of land use plan and operative in section 3):
4. a rule in a proposed plan that has legal effect means a rule in a proposed land use plan that has legal effect in accordance with clause 58 of Schedule 3 (see the definitions of proposed land use plan and legal effect in section 3).

5. This section is only a guide.