Regulation 2 Interpretation

In this Part and in Schedule 1—

• “the 2012 Regulations” means the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012^f1;

• “EEE” has the meaning given in regulation 4 of the 2012 Regulations, and a reference to a numbered category of EEE is a reference to the category of EEE so numbered in Schedule 1 to the 2012 Regulations;

• “exemption” means an exemption, for a specified application of a specified material or component of EEE, from the restriction in regulation 3(1) of the 2012 Regulations on the use of certain hazardous substances in EEE;

• “expiry date”, in relation to an exemption in Table 1 in Schedule A2 to the 2012 Regulations^f2, means the date specified in the sixth column of that table as the date on which, subject to regulation 5(8), the exemption expires;

• “GB REACH” means Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)^f3;

• “homogeneous material” has the meaning given in regulation 3(3) of the 2012 Regulations;

• “restricted substance” means a substance listed in Schedule A1 to the 2012 Regulations^f4;

• “the list of restricted substances” means the list of substances set out in Schedule A1 to the 2012 Regulations;

• “waste” means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard.