# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

In these Regulations—
“civil sanction” (“sancsiwn sifil”) means a fixed monetary penalty, a variable monetary penalty, a compliance notice, a non-compliance penalty, a stop notice or an enforcement undertaking (and references to imposition of a civil sanction include acceptance of an enforcement undertaking);
“compliance notice” (“hysbysiad cydymffurfio”) has the meaning given by paragraph 1(1)(c) of the Schedule;
“container” (“cynhwysydd”) means a cartridge, pod, tank, capsule, or any other receptacle designed to hold a vaping substance and to be used with a vape;
“enforcement officer” (“swyddog gorfodaeth”) means a person authorised under regulation 7(1);
“enforcement undertaking” (“ymgymeriad gorfodi”) means a written undertaking to take such action as may be specified in the undertaking, within such period as may be so specified;
“fixed monetary penalty” (“cosb ariannol benodedig”) has the meaning given by paragraph 1(1)(a) of the Schedule;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means a county council or county borough council in Wales;
“non-compliance penalty” (“cosb am beidio â chydymffurfio”) has the meaning given in paragraph 26(1) of the Schedule;
“premises” (“mangre”) includes any land, vehicle, vessel or mobile plant;
“regulator” (“rheoleiddiwr”) means a local authority;
“single-use vape” (“fêp untro”) has the meaning given in regulation 3(1);
“stop notice” (“hysbysiad stop”) has the meaning given by paragraph 11(2) of the Schedule;
“supply” (“cyflenwi”) means supply, whether by sale or not, in the course of a business;
“third-party undertaking” (“ymgymeriad trydydd parti”) has the meaning given by paragraph 3(1) of the Schedule;
“vape” (“fêp”) means a device that—
(a) vaporises substances, other than tobacco, for the purposes of inhalation through a mouthpiece (whether or not it also vaporises tobacco); and
(b) is not a medical device within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 or a medicinal product within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012;
“vaping substance” (“sylwedd fepio”) means a substance, other than tobacco, that is intended to be vaporised with a vape;
“vaporise” (“anweddu”) includes aerosolise;
“variable monetary penalty” (“cosb ariannol amrywiadwy”) has the meaning given by paragraph 1(1)(b) in the Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1324/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-wales-regulations-2024/regulation-2
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