# The Disposal of Waste (Control of Beet Rhizomania Disease) Order 1988, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appropriate Minister” means in the application of this Order to England the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in its application to Scotland the Secretary of State for Scotland and in its application to Wales the Secretary of State for Wales;
“approved land” means land which has been approved in writing by the appropriate Minister for the deposit of waste;
“Beet Rhizomania Disease” means the disease caused by Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein virus;
“imported” means brought to Great Britain from a country out of Great Britain;
“inspector” means a person appointed to be an inspector for the purposes of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1987;
“processing” means processing for the purposes of business other than by way of retail sale and includes grading and packaging for those purposes;
“waste” means waste obtained from the processing of any imported raw potatoes, beets, carrots, celery or celeriac, leeks, turnips or swedes (other than those from which all traces of soil or other growing medium have been removed by washing or otherwise in the exporting country) but does not include—
(a) waste obtained by or following a process which will kill Polymyxa betae, the vector of Beet Rhizomania Disease, or
(b) water which has been freed from solid waste.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/45/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disposal-of-waste-control-of-beet-rhizomania-disease-order-1988/article-2
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