Amendment of the principal Regulations3
1
In Regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations–
a
insert the following definition at the appropriate place–
“the Directive” means Council Directive 99/31/EC of 26th April 1999 on the landfill of waste as amended by Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5th December 2011 as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste;
b
for the words from “and other expressions used in these Regulations” to the end substitute the words “
and other expressions used in these Regulations and the Directive shall have the same meaning as in the Directive.
”
2
In regulation 9 of the principal Regulations, in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute–
a
any waste in liquid form other than–
i
sludge; and
ii
metallic mercury,
but including waste water;
3
Schedules 1 to 3 (amendments to Schedules 1 to 3 of the principal Regulations) have effect.