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Paragraph 1 Interpretation

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In this Schedule—

  • “activity” means, subject to this Part, an activity listed in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  • “background quantity” means, in relation to the release of a substance resulting from an activity, such quantity of that substance as is present in—

    1. (a)

      water supplied to the site where the activity is carried on,

    2. (b)

      water abstracted for use in the activity, and

    3. (c)

      precipitation onto the site on which the activity is carried on;

  • “controlled waters” has the meaning given in section 104 of the 1991 Act;

  • “directly associated activity”, in relation to an activity other than a SED activity, means an operation which—

    1. (a)

      has a technical connection with the activity,

    2. (b)

      is carried on on the same site as the activity, and

    3. (c)

      could have an effect on pollution;

  • “installation” means (except where used in the definition of “excluded plant” in Section 5.1 of Part 2 of this Schedule)—

    1. (a)

      a stationary technical unit where one or more activities are carried on, and

    2. (b)

      any other location on the same site where any other directly associated activities are carried on,

    and references to an installation include references to part of an installation;

  • “net rated thermal input” means the rate at which fuel can be burned at the maximum continuous rating of the appliance multiplied by the net calorific value of the fuel and expressed as megawatts thermal;

  • “Part A activity” means a Part A(1) activity or a Part A(2) activity;

  • “Part A(1) activity” means an activity falling within Part A(1) of any Section in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  • “Part A(2) activity” means an activity falling within Part A(2) of any Section in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  • “Part A installation” means a Part A(1) installation or a Part A(2) installation;

  • “Part A(1) installation” means an installation where there is carried on—

    1. (a)

      a Part A(1) activity,

    2. (b)

      a Part A(1) activity and either a Part A(2) activity or a Part B activity, or

    3. (c)

      a Part A(1) activity, a Part A(2) activity and a Part B activity;

  • “Part A(2) installation” means an installation, not being a Part A(1) installation, where there is carried on—

    1. (a)

      a Part A(2) activity, or

    2. (b)

      a Part A(2) activity and a Part B activity;

  • “Part A mobile plant” means Part A(1) mobile plant or Part A(2) mobile plant;

  • “Part A(1) mobile plant” means plant, other than an installation, that is used to carry on—

    1. (a)

      a Part A(1) activity,

    2. (b)

      a Part A(1) activity and either a Part A(2) activity or a Part B activity, or

    3. (c)

      a Part A(1) activity, a Part A(2) activity and a Part B activity;

  • “Part A(2) mobile plant” means plant, other than an installation, that is used to carry on—

    1. (a)

      a Part A(2) activity, or

    2. (b)

      a Part A(2) activity and a Part B activity;

  • “Part B activity” means an activity falling within Part B of any Section in Part 2 of this Schedule;

  • “Part B installation” means, subject to Sections 2.2, 5.1 and 6.4 of Part 2 of this Schedule, an installation, not being a Part A installation, where a Part B activity is carried on; and

  • “Part B mobile plant” means plant, not being Part A mobile plant, that is designed to move or be moved whether on roads or other land and that is used to carry on a Part B activity.