Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

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

• “the 2005 Regulations” means the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005^f1;

• “the 2016 Regulations” mean the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016^f2;

• “the Agency” means the Environment Agency;

• “approved software” means software that has been approved by the designated person in accordance with regulation 3(3);

• “consignment note” means the document set out in Schedule 4^f3 (form of consignment note) to the 2005 Regulations;

• “designated person” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);

• “digitally excluded number” has the meaning given in regulation 8(7);

• “digitally excluded operator” has the meaning given in regulation 8(1)(a);

• “digital waste record” means an electronic record that is created using approved software;

• “digital waste record number” has the meaning given in regulation 3(4)(a);

• “digital waste tracking system fee” means the fee payable in accordance with regulation 5;

• “digital waste tracking system” has the meaning given in regulation 3(2);

• “end of the quarter” means one of the following days, being the end of a quarter—

  1. (a)

     31st March;

  2. (b)

     30th June;

  3. (c)

     30th September; or

  4. (d)

     31st December;

• “enforcement cost recovery notice” has the meaning given in regulation 20(1);

• “hazardous controlled waste” means controlled waste^f4 (that is to say, household waste^f5, industrial waste^f6 or commercial waste^f7) that is hazardous waste^f8;

• “operator of a permitted facility” (or “the operator”) means the person who is authorised under an environmental permit^f9 to operate a permitted facility;

• “permitted facility” means a regulated facility where a waste operation^f10 is carried out;

• “quarter” means any period of 3 months ending on 31st March, 30th June, 30th September or 31st December;

• “regulated facility” has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the 2016 Regulations;

• “specified information” has the meaning given in regulation 4(5)(a);

• “specified steps” has the meaning given in regulation 4(5);

• “working day” means a day which is not—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday or a Sunday;

  2. (b)

     Christmas Day;

  3. (c)

     Good Friday; or

  4. (d)

     a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f11.