2.—(1) In this Schedule—
(a)except where otherwise defined in Part 1 of these Regulations, an expression defined in the Landfill Directive has the meaning given in that Part;
(b)“the Decision” means Council Decision 2003/33/EC(1);
(c)“the Decision Annex” means the Annex to the Decision.
(2) When interpreting the Landfill Directive and the Decision for the purposes of this Schedule—
(a)an expression defined in Part 1 of these Regulations has the meaning given there;
(b)“landfill permit” means environmental permit;
(c)“nature protection zone” means any—
(i)site of special scientific interest within the meaning given by section 52 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(2), or
(ii)European site within the meaning given by regulation 10(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994(3);
(d)“PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)” means Napthalene, Acenaphthylene, Acenaphthene, Anthracene, Benzo(a)anthracene, Benzo(b)fluoranthene, Benzo(k)fluoranthene, Benzo(g,h,i)perylene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chrysene, Coronene, Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, Fluorene, Fluoranthene, Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene, Phenanthrene and Pyrene;
(e)“permit” means environmental permit;
(f)“SIC code” means a code included in “The United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2003”, published by the Office for National Statistics on 31st December 2002 and implemented on 1st January 2003(4);
(g)the competent authority is the regulator.
OJ No. L11, 16.1.2003, p27.
1981 c. 69, the definition was inserted by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, section 75(1) and Schedule 9.
S.I. 1994/2716, amended by S.I. 2000/192. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
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