Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;

• “the Agency”, in relation to a ship recycling facility, means—

  1. (a)

     in England, the Environment Agency;

  2. (b)

     in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

• “the EU Ship Recycling Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling M1;

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• “the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;

• “permit” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, an environmental permit authorising the operation of a regulated facility under F2the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, means a waste management licence granted under Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 M2 or a permit granted under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 M3;

• “suspension notice” means—

  1. (a)

     in England and Wales, a notice under regulation 37 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016;

  2. (b)

     in Scotland, a notice to give effect to suspension of a licence under section 38(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or a notice under regulation 56 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

• F3“United Kingdom List” means the list of ship recycling facilities published by the Secretary of State under Article 16 of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation;

• “United Kingdom Ship” means a ship registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

Terms which are used in these Regulations that are used in the EU Ship Recycling Regulation have the meaning they bear in that Regulation.