# The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 16: General interpretation


(1) In this Part—
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ;
“the 2004 Act” means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 ;
“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008 ;
“the 2024 Act” means the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024;
“infrastructure consent” means the consent required by section 19 of the 2024 Act;
“local planning authority” has the same meaning as in 1990 Act;
“mineral planning authority” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the 1990 Act ;
“planning permission” has the meaning given in section 336 of the 1990 Act .
(2) In this Part, “the planning Acts” means—
(a) the 1990 Act;
(b) the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ;
(c) the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 ;
(d) the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 ;
(e) the 2004 Act; ...
(f) the 2008 Act ; ...
(g) the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 ; and
(h) the 2024 Act.
(3) In this Part, “planning authority” means—
(a) a local planning authority;
(ba) a local planning authority or minerals and waste planning authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the 2004 Act;
(c) a person appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1990 Act ;
(d) a government department in respect of its functions under the planning Acts; or
(e) an appropriate authority in respect of its functions under the planning Acts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/988/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-england-and-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-16
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