Local Government Act 1988

1(1)In the application of this Part to England and Wales, the following (and only the following) fall within section 2(2)(a) above—

(a)the collection of household waste, and

(b)the collection of commercial waste.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) above—

(a)household waste means anything (other than sewage) which is for the time being household waste for the purposes of section 12 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, and

(b)commercial waste means anything (other than sewage) which is for the time being commercial waste for those purposes.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2) above “sewage” has the same meaning as in section 30(4) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974.

(4)In the application of this Part to Scotland, the following (and only the following) fall within section 2(2)(a) above—

(a)the collection of household waste (which here means anything which is for the time being household waste for the purposes of section 124 of the M1Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982), and

(b)the collection of trade waste (which here means anything which is for the time being trade waste for those purposes).

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