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Section 9 Interpretation.F1I1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

In this Act—

  • F2“appropriate person” means—

    1. (a)

      the Secretary of State, in relation to England;

    2. (b)

      the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales.

  • “controlled waste” has F3, at any time, the same meaning as F4for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

  • F5...

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

  • F6“regulation authority” means—

    1. (a)

      in relation to England F7 ..., the Environment Agency; ...

    2. (aa)

      F8in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales; and

    3. (b)

      in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

    and any reference to the area of a regulation authority shall accordingly be construed as a reference to any area in England and F9, Wales or Scotland as the case may be;

  • “road” has the same meaning as in the M1Road Traffic Act 1988;

  • “transport”, in relation to any controlled waste, includes the transport of that waste by road or rail or by air, sea or inland waterway but does not include moving that waste from one place to another by means of any pipe or other apparatus that joins those two places.

  • “vehicle” means any motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of the M2Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

(F101A)

In sections 5 to 7 above “ regulation authority ” also means a waste collection authority falling within section 30(3)(a), (b) or (bb) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

(F111AA)

But, in the case of a waste collection authority that is a regulation authority by virtue of subsection (1A), the powers conferred on that authority under sections 5 to 7 above are not exercisable by that authority in relation to specified persons (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011).

(F121B)

For the purposes of any provision of this Act, “authorised officer” in relation to any authority means an officer of the authority who is authorised in writing by the authority for the purposes of that provision.

F13(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Act repealed (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 1 (with sch. 23)

F2

Words in s. 9(1) inserted (E.W.) (7.4.2005) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), ss. 39(2), 108(1), 108(2)

F3

Words in s. 9(1) substituted (1.4.1992) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43), ss. 162(1), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(a)(i); S.I. 1991/2829, art. 2

F4

Words in s. 9(1) substituted (1.4.1992) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(a)(ii); S.I. 1991/2829, art. 2

F5

Words in s. 9(1) repealed (31.5.1991) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), s. 162(1)(2), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(b), Sch. 16 Pt. 11; S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2

F6

Definition in s. 9(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 37(8) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

F7

Words in s. 9(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 190(a) (with Sch. 7)

F8

S. 9(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 190(b) (with Sch. 7)

F9

Words in s. 9(1) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 190(c) (with Sch. 7)

F10

S. 9(1A) inserted (E.W.) (31.3.2004 for W., 31.3.2004 for E.) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 55(3), 93; S.I. 2004/690, art. 3(h); S.I. 2004/999, art. 2(m); S.I. 2004/690, art. 3(h); S.I. 2004/999, art. 2(m)

F11

S. 9(1AA) inserted (E.W.) (29.3.2011) by The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 1 (with regs. 2, 47(2))

F12

S. 9(1B) inserted (E.W.) (7.4.2005) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 (c. 16), ss. 39(3), 108

F13

S. 9(2) repealed (1.4.1992) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1)(2), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(6), Sch. 16 Pt. 2; ; S.I. 1991/2829, art. 2

Marginal citations

M1

1988 c. 52.

M2

1984 c. 27.

Commencement

I1

S. 9 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).