Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1978 Order” means the Health and Safety at Work (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 M1;

• “the EU Ship Recycling Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling M2;

• “the Department” means the Department of the Environment;

• “the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland established under Article 12 (Establishment of the Executive) of the 1978 Order;

• “the European List” means the list of ship recycling facilities established F1and as amended from time to time under Article 16 (Establishment and updating of the European List) of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation;

• “health and safety regulations” means regulations made under Article 17 (Health and safety regulations) of the 1978 Order;

• “permit” means a waste management licence granted under Article 6 (Waste management licences: general) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 or a permit granted under regulation 10 (Permits: general provisions) of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 M3;

• “suspension notice” means a notice suspending a licence under Article 12 (Revocation and suspension of licences) or 16 (Supervision of licensed activities) of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 or a notice stating that a permit ceases to have effect under regulation 28 (Suspension notices) of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013.

• F2“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.

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 M4 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.