# The Ship Recycling Facilities Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) 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—
(a)in England, the Environment Agency;
(b)in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(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 ;
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“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;
“permit” means—
(a)in England and Wales, an environmental permit authorising the operation of a regulated facility under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016;
(b)in Scotland, means a waste management licence granted under Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or a permit granted under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 ;
“suspension notice” means—
(a)in England and Wales, a notice under regulation 37 of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016;
(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.
“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.
(2) Terms which are used in these Regulations that are used in the EU Ship Recycling Regulation have the meaning they bear in that Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/430/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ship-recycling-facilities-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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