Paragraph 2 Interpretation: general

(1)

In this Schedule—

(a)

except where otherwise defined in Part 1 of these Regulations, an expression defined in the Landfill Directive has the meaning given in that Part;

(b)

“the Decision” means Council Decision 2003/33/EC^f1;

(c)

“the Decision Annex” means the Annex to the Decision.

(2)

When interpreting the Landfill Directive and the Decision for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)

an expression defined in Part 1 of these Regulations has the meaning given there;

(b)

“landfill permit” means environmental permit;

(c)

“nature protection zone” means any—

(i)

site of special scientific interest within the meaning given by section 52 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981^f2, or

(ii)

European site within the meaning given by regulation 10(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994^f3;

(d)

“PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)” means Napthalene, Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene, Anthracene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(g,h,i)perylene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chrysene, Coronene, Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, Fluorene, Fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, Phenanthrene and Pyrene;

(e)

“permit” means environmental permit;

(f)

“SIC code” means a code included in “The United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2003”, published by the Office for National Statistics on 31st December 2002 and implemented on 1st January 2003^f4;

(g)

the competent authority is the regulator.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L11, 16.1.2003, p27.
f2: 1981 c. 69, the definition was inserted by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, section 75(1) and Schedule 9.
f3: S.I. 1994/2716, amended by S.I. 2000/192. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
f4: ISBN: 0116216417.