Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989

9 Interpretation. E+W+S

(1) In this Act—

• “controlled waste” has [F1 , subject to subsection (2) below,][F1 , at any time,] the same meaning as [F2 in Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974][F2 for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990];

• [F3 “ disposal authority ” has the same meaning as in that Part of that Act but, in relation to any area with respect to which the functions of a disposal authority are carried out by more than one such authority, means whichever one of those authorities for the time being has responsibility for the issue of disposal licences under that Part; ]

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• [F4 “ regulation authority ” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England and Wales, the Environment Agency; and

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;

  and any reference to the area of a regulation authority shall accordingly be construed as a reference to any area in England and Wales or, as the case may be, in Scotland;]

• “road” has the same meaning as in the M1 Road Traffic Act 1988;

• “transport”, in relation to any controlled waste, includes the transport of that waste by road or rail or by air, sea or inland waterway but does not include moving that waste from one place to another by means of any pipe or other apparatus that joins those two places.

• “vehicle” means any motor vehicle or trailer within the meaning of the M2 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

[F5 (1A) In sections 5 to 7 above “regulation authority” also means a waste collection authority falling within section 30(3)(a), (b) or (bb) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.]

[F6 (2) Subsection (4) of section 30 of the M3 Control of Pollution Act 1974 (power to extend the meaning of controlled waste for the purposes of prescribed provisions of Part I of that Act) and any regulations made under that subsection before the coming into force of this subsection shall have effect as if the provisions of this Act were contained in Part I of that Act.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words “, at any time,” substituted (prosp.) for words “, subject to subsection (2) below,” by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(a)

F2 Words “for the purposes of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990” substituted (prosp.) for words “in Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974” by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(a)

F3 Definition repealed (31.5.1991) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), s. 162(1)(2), Sch. 15 para. 31(5)(b), Sch. 16 Pt. 11, S.I. 1991/1319, art. 2

F4 Definition in s. 9(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 25, s. 120(1), Sch. 22 para. 37(8) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

F5 S. 9(1A) inserted (E.W.) (31.3.2004 for W., 31.3.2004 for E.) by Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), ss. 55(3), 93; S.I. 2004/690, art. 3(h); S.I. 2004/999, art. 2(m); S.I. 2004/690, art. 3(h); S.I. 2004/999, art. 2(m)

F6 S. 9(2) repealed (prosp.) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1)(2), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 31(6), Sch. 16 Pt. II

Commencement Information

I1 S. 9 wholly in force at 16.07.1991 see s. 11(2) and S.I. 1991/1618, art. 2(a).

Marginal Citations

M1 1988 c. 52.

M2 1984 c. 27.

M3 1974 c. 40.