# 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, Article 2: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1.) For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Directive 2008/98/EC shall apply.
In addition, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)‘iron and steel scrap’ means scrap metal which consists mainly of iron and steel;
(b)‘aluminium scrap’ means scrap metal which consists mainly of aluminium and aluminium alloy;
(c)‘holder’ means the natural or legal person who is in possession of scrap metal;
(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;
(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;
(f)‘qualified staff’ means staff which is qualified by experience or training to monitor and assess the properties of scrap metal;
(g)‘visual inspection’ means inspection of scrap metal covering all parts of a consignment and using human senses or any non-specialised equipment;
(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.
(i)“competent authority” means—
(i) in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(ii) in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
(iv) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs;
(j)“EU-derived domestic legislation” has the meaning given by section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;
(k)“local authority” means—
(i) in England outside Greater London—
— a district council,
— a county council, or
— the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(ii) in England outside Greater London—
— the council of a London borough,
— the Common Council of the City of London,
— the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or
— the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;
(iii) in Wales—
— a county council, or
— a county borough council;
(iv)in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(v)in Northern Ireland, a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/333/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-333/article-2
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