Environmental Protection Act 1990

[F1InterpretationE+W

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2AA inserted (prospectively in accordance with ss. 72-75 of the amending Act) (E.W.) by Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27), ss. 71, 100, Sch. 5 para. 1 and which amending provisions repealed (never in force) (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 47, 240(1)(e), Sch. 25 Pt. 8

15(1)In this Schedule—E+W

  • domestic premises” means—

    (a)

    a building or self-contained part of a building which is used wholly for the purposes of living accommodation,

    (b)

    a caravan (as defined in section 29(1) of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 62)) that usually and for the time being is situated on a caravan site (within the meaning of that Act), or

    (c)

    a moored vessel used wholly for the purposes of living accommodation;

  • domestic waste” means household waste from domestic premises;

  • enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation;

  • recyclable waste” means waste that is capable of being recycled;

  • residual domestic waste” means domestic waste that is not—

    (a)

    waste meeting the conditions for collection by the authority as recyclable waste, or

    (b)

    waste for which a charge may be made by virtue of regulations under section 45(3) (power to charge for collection of household waste in prescribed cases);

  • specified” means specified in the waste reduction scheme.

(2)The Secretary of State may by order amend the definition of “domestic premises” in sub-paragraph (1).

(3)References in this Schedule to recycling include re-using and composting.]