Paragraph 2 Interpretation

In this Schedule—

• “fire and rescue authority” means the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004^f1 for the area in which the mining waste facility is located;

• “mining waste facility” means a “waste facility” as defined in Article 3(15) of the Mining Waste Directive but excludes those facilities mentioned in Article 24(2) or in the first paragraph of Article 24(4) of that Directive;

• “mining waste operation” means the management of extractive waste, whether or not involving a mining waste facility, but does not include the activities in Article 2(2)(c) of the Mining Waste Directive;

• “waste management plan” means a plan of the type described in Article 5(1) of the Mining Waste Directive which has the objectives in Article 5(2) and contains the elements and information set out in Article 5(3) of that Directive.

When interpreting the Mining Waste Directive for the purposes of this Schedule—