PART 1General
Interpretation3
1
In these Regulations—
“appropriate authority” means—
- a
in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
- b
in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
- a
“controlled waste” has the meaning given in section 75(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 19907;
“hazardous waste”—
“national waste management plan” means a waste management plan prepared by an appropriate authority;
“waste collection authority” means an authority which is a waste collection authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 199010;
“the Waste Framework Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste11;
“waste management plan” has the meaning given in regulation 7(1);
“waste prevention programme” has the meaning given in regulation 4(1) and (2).
2
Terms which are used but not defined in these Regulations and are used in the Waste Framework Directive have the same meaning as in that Directive.