Regulation 9 Household packaging waste

In these Regulations, “household packaging waste” means packaging waste which is household waste, but does not include—

In this regulation—

• “food waste”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England, means waste that—

     1. (i)

        at any time before becoming waste, was food; or

     2. (ii)

        is biodegradable waste arising from the processing or preparation of food,

     and for these purposes “food” means food intended for human consumption but does not include drink;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Wales, has the meaning given in section 34D(5) of the 1990 Act as it applies in Wales^f2;

  3. (c)

     in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given in section 75(7B) of the 1990 Act as it applies in Scotland^f3;

  4. (d)

     in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given in Article 2(2) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997^f4;

• “household waste” has the meaning given by—

  1. (a)

     in Scotland, section 75 of the 1990 Act^f5, read with the Controlled Waste Regulations 1992^f6;

  2. (b)

     in England and Wales, section 75 of the 1990 Act^f7, read with the Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012^f8;

  3. (c)

     in Northern Ireland, Article 2(1) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, read with the Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013^f9;

• “place of worship” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a hereditament or premises exempted from local non-domestic rating by virtue of paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (places of worship etc.)^f10;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, a hereditament or premises exempted from local non-domestic rating by virtue of section 22 of the Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (churches etc.)^f11;

  3. (c)

     in Northern Ireland, any hereditament which is distinguished as exempt from rates by virtue of Article 41(2)(b) of the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977^f12 in so far as it relates to purposes connected with public religious worship.