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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-333/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2011/333",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 333/2011 of 31 March 2011 establishing criteria determining when certain types of scrap metal cease to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-333",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "(1.) For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Directive 2008/98/EC shall apply.\nIn addition, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a)‘iron and steel scrap’ means scrap metal which consists mainly of iron and steel;\n(b)‘aluminium scrap’ means scrap metal which consists mainly of aluminium and aluminium alloy;\n(c)‘holder’ means the natural or legal person who is in possession of scrap metal;\n(d)‘producer’ means the holder who transfers scrap metal to another holder for the first time as scrap metal which has ceased to be waste;\n(e)‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the United Kingdom who introduces scrap metal which has ceased to be waste into the United Kingdom;\n(f)‘qualified staff’ means staff which is qualified by experience or training to monitor and assess the properties of scrap metal;\n(g)‘visual inspection’ means inspection of scrap metal covering all parts of a consignment and using human senses or any non-specialised equipment;\n(h)‘consignment’ means a batch of scrap metal which is intended for delivery from a producer to another holder and may be contained in either one or several transport units, such as containers.\n(i)“competent authority” means—\n(i) in relation to England, the Environment Agency;\n(ii) in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;\n(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;\n(iv) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;\n(j)“EU-derived domestic legislation” has the meaning given by section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;\n(k)“local authority” means—\n(i) in England outside Greater London—\n— a district council,\n— a county council, or\n— the Council of the Isles of Scilly;\n(ii) in England outside Greater London—\n— the council of a London borough,\n— the Common Council of the City of London,\n— the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or\n— the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;\n(iii) in Wales—\n— a county council, or\n— a county borough council;\n(iv)in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;\n(v)in Northern Ireland, a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 2 renumbered as Art. 2(1) (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 2(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(2)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 2(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(2)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 2(1)(i)-(k) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 9(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/333/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:13.438351+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}