Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

• F1“appropriate agency” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, the Environment Agency;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

• “appropriate authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

• “Directive waste” means anything that—

  1. (a)

     is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of F2the Waste Directive F3as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive; and

  2. (b)

     is not excluded from the scope of that Directive by Article 2(1), (2) or (3);

• F4“local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in England outside Greater London—

     1. (i)

        a district council,

     2. (ii)

        a county council, or

     3. (iii)

        the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  2. (b)

     in Greater London—

     1. (i)

        the council of a London borough,

     2. (ii)

        the Common Council of the City of London,

     3. (iii)

        the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or

     4. (iv)

        the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;

  3. (c)

     in Wales—

     1. (i)

        a county council, or

     2. (ii)

        a county borough council;

• “Mining Waste Directive” means Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries, as read in accordance with regulation 2B;

• “septic tank sludge” and “sludge” have the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989^f1;

• F5“Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by F6Directive (EU) 2018/851 F7as read in accordance with regulation 2A.