Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (c. 33)

Part 1 U.K. Waste

Chapter 1 U.K. Waste sent to landfills

Interpretation of Chapter 1 U.K.

21 [F1 “Biodegradable waste”, “municipal waste” and “local authority collected municipal waste”] U.K.

(1) In this Chapter “biodegradable waste” means any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as—

• food and garden waste, and

• paper and paperboard.

[F2 (2) In this Chapter—

(a) “biodegradable municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and municipal waste; and

(b) “biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and local authority collected municipal waste.]

(3) In [F3 this section] “municipal waste” means—

(a) waste from households, and

(b) other waste that, because of its nature or composition, is similar to waste from households.

[F4 (4) In subsection (2) “local authority collected municipal waste” means any municipal waste which is collected under arrangements made by a waste collection authority or a waste disposal authority.

(5) In subsection (4) “waste collection authority”—

(a) in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 21 heading substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(1)

F2 S. 21(2) substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(a)

F3 Words in s. 21(3) substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b)

F4 S. 21(4)(5) inserted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(c)