1.In this Decision, “appropriate agency” means—
(a)in relation to England, the Environment Agency;
(b)in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(c)in relation to Scotland—
(i)a planning authority, or
(ii)a National Park authority within the meaning of section 35(1) of the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 (as the case may be);
(d)in relation to Northern Ireland—
(i)a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, or
(ii)the Department for Infrastructure (as the case may be).
2.A term which is used in this Decision—
(a)as it extends to Scotland and which is defined in regulation 2(1) of the 2010 Scotland Regulations has the meaning given in that regulation;
(b)as it extends to Northern Ireland and which is defined in regulation 2(2) of the 2015 NI Regulations has the meaning given in that regulation.
3.In this Decision—
(a)“the 2010 Scotland Regulations” means the Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2010;
(b)“the 2015 NI Regulations” means the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.]
Textual Amendments
F1Arts. A1-A4 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/620), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(3), 14(14)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)