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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1997 Order” means the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;
“the 2003 Regulations” means the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(1);
“the Batteries Directive” means Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC(2);
“battery or accumulator” means any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or consisting of one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable);
[F1disposal” mean any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex I to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste]
“exempt activity” has the meaning given by regulation 1(3) of the 2003 Regulations;
“licence” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1997 Order;
“recycling” means the reprocessing in a production process of waste materials for their original purpose or for other purposes, but excluding energy recovery;
“treatment” means any activity carried out on waste batteries and accumulators after they have been handed over to a facility for sorting, preparation for recycling or preparation for disposal;
[F2waste battery or accumulator” means any battery or accumulator which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste.]
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(3) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (8.4.2011) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 69(2)(a) (with reg. 9(2))
F2Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (8.4.2011) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 69(2)(b) (with reg. 9(2))
Commencement Information
S.R. 2003 No. 493 as amended by S.R. 2003 No. 496, S.R. 2005 No. 300, S.R. 2006 No. 280, S.R. 2006 No. 489, S.R. 2006 No. 519, S.R. 2007 No. 258, S.R. 2008 No. 18 and S.R. 2009 No. 76
O.J. No. L266, 26.9.2006, p. 1
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