PART 6FINAL PROVISIONS

96Interpretation

1

In this Act—

  • accounting period” (“cyfnod cyfrifyddu”) has the meaning given by section 39(5);

  • authorised landfill site” (“safle tirlenwi awdurdodedig”) has the meaning given by section 5(1);

  • enactment relating to the tax” (“deddfiad sy'n ymwneud â'r dreth”) means—

    1. a

      this Act and regulations made under it;

    2. b

      TCMA and regulations made under it, as they apply in relation to the tax;

  • environmental permit” (“trwydded amgylcheddol”) has the meaning given by section 5(2);

  • filing date” (“dyddiad ffeilio”), in relation to a tax return, has the meaning given by section 39(4);

  • land” (“tir”) includes land covered by water where the land is above the low water mark of ordinary spring tides;

  • landfill business” (“busnes tirlenwi”) means a business, or a part of a business, in the course of which a person carries out taxable operations;

  • landfill disposal” (“gwarediad tirlenwi”) means a disposal of material—

    1. a

      by way of landfill, and

    2. b

      as waste;

  • landfill disposal area” (“man gwarediadau tirlenwi”) means an area of a landfill site where landfill disposals are made, or where such disposals have been or will be made;

  • landfill site” (“safle tirlenwi”) means—

    1. a

      an authorised landfill site, or

    2. b

      any other land where landfill disposals are made;

  • landfill site activity” (“gweithgarwch safle tirlenwi”) means receiving, keeping, sorting, using, treating, recovering or doing anything else with material at a landfill site;

  • LTTA” (“DTTT”) means the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 1);

  • material” (“deunydd”) means material of all kinds, including objects, substances and products of all kinds;

  • non-disposal area” (“man nad yw at ddibenion gwaredu”) means an area designated under section 55;

  • notice” (“hysbysiad”) means notice in writing;

  • operator” (“gweithredwr”), in relation to an authorised landfill site, has the meaning given by section 7(4);

  • partnership” (“partneriaeth”) means—

    1. a

      a partnership within the Partnership Act 1890 (c. 39),

    2. b

      a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c. 24), or

    3. c

      a partnership or entity of a similar character formed under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom;

  • qualifying material” (“deunydd cymwys”) has the meaning given by section 15;

  • qualifying mixture of materials” (“cymysgedd cymwys o ddeunyddiau”) has the meaning given by section 16;

  • the register” (“y gofrestr”) means the register kept under section 34;

  • registered” (“cofrestredig”) means registered under section 35 and “registration” (“cofrestru”) means registration under that section;

  • restoration work” (“gwaith adfer”) has the meaning given by section 8(4);

  • tax” (“treth”) means landfill disposals tax;

  • F1“tax credit” (“credyd treth”) means a tax credit under regulations made under section 54;

  • tax return” (“ffurflen dreth”) means a tax return that a person is required to make under section 39;

  • TCMA” (“DCRhT”) means the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 6);

  • the tribunal” (“y tribiwnlys”) means—

    1. a

      the First-tier Tribunal, or

    2. b

      where determined by or under Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal;

  • unincorporated body” (“corff anghorfforedig”) does not include a partnership;

  • WRA” (“ACC”) means the Welsh Revenue Authority.

2

In this Act—

a

references to a disposal of material by way of landfill are to be interpreted in accordance with section 4;

b

references to a disposal of material as waste are to be interpreted in accordance with section 6 (and see also section 7);

c

references to a specified landfill site activity are to be interpreted in accordance with section 8;

d

references to a person carrying out taxable operations are to be interpreted in accordance with section 34(2).

3

For the purposes of this Act, an appeal is finally determined when—

a

it has been determined, and

b

there is no further possibility of the determination being varied or set aside (disregarding any power to grant permission to appeal out of time).

4

For the purposes of this Act, a description may be framed by reference to any matters or circumstances whatsoever.