Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 2000 Regulations” means the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000^f1;

• “authorisation” means an authorisation granted under section 6 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990^f2;

• “risk phrase substance or preparation” means a substance or preparation which, because of its content of volatile organic compounds classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or toxic to reproduction under Directive 67/548/EEC^f3 as last amended by Commission Directive 98/98/EC^f4, is assigned or needs to carry the risk phrases R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61; and a substance or preparation “becomes a risk phrase substance or preparation” when, because of its content of volatile organic compounds, it is assigned or needs to carry one or more of those risk phrases.

Subject to regulation 3(15), in these Regulations, words and expressions which are defined in Regulation 2 of, or Schedule 3 to, the 2000 Regulations shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.