# The Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026, Regulation 4: Regulation 2 (interpretation: general)


In regulation 2 (interpretation: general)—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the appropriate places insert—
““Animal By-Products Regulation” means the Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation);”;
““animal by-products” means products that the Animal By-Products Regulation applies to by virtue of Article 2 of that Regulation;”;
““exempt waste controlling or transporting activity” has the meaning given in regulation 5;”;
““waste controlling activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 3, as read with paragraph 6, of Schedule 25D;”;
““waste controlling or transporting activity” means any of a waste controlling activity, a waste controlling-transporting activity and a waste transporting activity;”;
““waste controlling-transporting activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 5, as read with paragraph 6, of Schedule 25D;”;
““waste hierarchy” has the meaning given in Article 4 (waste hierarchy) of the Waste Framework Directive;”;
““waste transporting activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 4, as read with paragraph 6 of Schedule 25D;”;
(ii) in the definition of “waste”, for “paragraph (6)” substitute “paragraphs (6) and (10)”;
(b) after paragraph (9) insert—
“(10) In relation to waste controlling or transporting activity the meaning of “waste” also includes extractive waste and animal by-products.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348283471/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-waste-controlling-or-transporting-and-relevant-functions-of-primary-authorities-amendment-england-regulations-2026/regulation-4
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