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56 Interpretation of Part I.E+W+S

(1)In this Part of this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

  • F1...

  • “the 1990 Act” means the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990;

  • “the 1991 Act” means the M2Water Resources Act 1991;

  • [F2“appropriate agency” means the Agency or the Natural Resources Body for Wales;]

  • “the appropriate Minister”—

    (a)

    in the case of the Agency, means the Secretary of State or the Minister; and

    (b)

    in the case of SEPA, means the Secretary of State;

  • “the appropriate Ministers”—

    (a)

    in the case of the Agency, means the Secretary of State and the Minister; and

    (b)

    in the case of SEPA, means the Secretary of State;

  • [F2“the appropriate national authority” means—

    (a)

    in relation to the Agency, the Secretary of State;

    (b)

    in relation to the Natural Resources Body for Wales, the Welsh Ministers;]

  • [F3“the catchment areas of the rivers Dee, Wye and Severn” has the meaning given by article 1(3) of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999;]

  • “conservancy authority” has the meaning given by section 221(1) of the 1991 Act;

  • “costs” includes—

    (a)

    costs to any person; and

    (b)

    costs to the environment;

  • “disposal authority”—

    (a)

    in the application of this Part in relation to the Agency, has the same meaning as it has in Part I of the M3Control of Pollution Act 1974 by virtue of section 30(1) of that Act; and

    (b)

    in the application of this Part in relation to SEPA, has the meaning assigned to it by section 30(2) of that Act;

  • [F4“the environment” means all, or any, of the following media, namely, the air, water and land (and the medium of air includes the air within buildings and the air within other natural or man-made structures above or below ground); ]

  • “environmental licence”, in the application of this Part in relation to [F5an appropriate agency], means any of the following—

    (a)

    registration of a person as a carrier of controlled waste under section 2 of the M4Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989,

    (aa)

    [F6a permit granted by [F5an appropriate agency] under regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 [F7, other than regulations made for the purpose of implementing the EU ETS Directive];]

    (b)

    an authorisation under Part I of the 1990 Act, other than any such authorisation granted by a local enforcing authority,

    (c)

    F8...

    (d)

    a licence under Chapter II of Part II of the 1991 Act,

    (e)

    F9...

    (f)

    F9...

    (g)

    F9...

    (h)

    [F10registration of a person as a broker of or dealer in controlled waste under any provision which gives effect in England and Wales to Article 26(b) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste,]

    (j)

    [F11registration under Schedule 2 to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 of an establishment or undertaking in relation to a WEEE operation (as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to those Regulations),]

    (k)

    F12...

    (l)

    [F13approval of a scheme under regulation 55 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Regulations 2013 (“the WEEE Regulations”). ]

    (m)

    [F14compliance with the condition in regulation 57(f)(i) of the WEEE Regulations in relation to a scheme mentioned in paragraph (l).]

    (n)

    [F15approval of an authorised treatment facility or exporter under regulation 61 of the WEEE Regulations. ]

    (o)

    [F16extension of approval of an exporter under regulation 62 of the WEEE Regulations. ]

    so far as having effect in relation to England and Wales;

  • “environmental licence”, in the application of this Part in relation to SEPA, means any of the following—

    (a)

    F17...

    (aa)

    [F18a permit granted by SEPA under regulations under section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 [F7, other than regulations made for the purpose of implementing the EU ETS Directive]],

    (b)

    registration of a person as a carrier of controlled waste under section 2 of the M5Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 [F19or as a professional collector or transporter of waste under paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011],

    (c)

    an authorisation under Part I of the 1990 Act,

    (d)

    a waste management licence under Part II of that Act,

    (e)

    F9F17...

    (f)

    F9...

    (g)

    F9...

    (h)

    [F20registration of a person as a broker of, or dealer in, controlled waste under the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011,]

    (j)

    [F21registration in respect of an activity falling within paragraph 7, 8(2), 9, 10, 12, 19, 42, 45(1) or (2), 46 [F22 , 47 or 51 of Schedule 1] to those Regulations, except where the waste which is the subject of the activity consists of agricultural waste within the meaning of those Regulations,]

    (ja)

    [F23registration in respect of an activity falling within paragraph 17, 18, 36 or 39 of Schedule 3 to those Regulations, where the waste which is the subject of the activity consists of or includes waste batteries or accumulators to which Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators applies, and those batteries or accumulators have been collected in accordance with Article 8 of that Directive,]

    (k)

    F12...

    (l)

    [F24approval of a scheme under regulation 55 of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Regulations 2013 (“the WEEE Regulations”). ]

    (m)

    [F25compliance with the condition in regulation 57(f)(i) of the WEEE Regulations in relation to a scheme mentioned in paragraph (l). ]

    (n)

    [F26approval of an authorised treatment facility or exporter under regulation 61 of the WEEE Regulations.]

    (o)

    [F27extension of approval of an exporter under regulation 62 of the WEEE Regulations.]

    so far as having effect in relation to Scotland;

  • [F28“the EU ETS Directive” means Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC, as amended from time to time; ]

  • “flood defence functions”, in relation to [F5an appropriate agency], has the same meaning as in the 1991 Act;

  • “harbour authority” has the meaning given by section 221(1) of the 1991 Act;

  • “local authority”, in the application of this Part in relation to SEPA, means a district or islands council in Scotland;

  • “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;

  • “the Ministers” means the Secretary of State and the Minister;

  • “navigation authority” has the meaning given by section 221(1) of the 1991 Act;

  • “new Agency” means the Agency or SEPA;

  • “river purification authority” means a river purification authority within the meaning of the 1951 Act;

  • “river purification board” means a river purification board established by virtue of section 135 of the M6Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973;

  • “the transfer date” means such date as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint as the transfer date for the purposes of this Part; and different dates may be appointed for the purposes of this Part—

    (i)

    as it applies for or in connection with transfers under or by virtue of Chapter I above, and

    (ii)

    as it applies for or in connection with transfers under or by virtue of Chapter II above;

  • “waste regulation authority”—

    (a)

    in the application of this Part in relation to the Agency, means any authority in England or Wales which, by virtue of section 30(1) of the 1990 Act, is a waste regulation authority for the purposes of Part II of that Act; and

    (b)

    in the application of this Part in relation to SEPA, means any council which, by virtue of section 30(1)(g) of the 1990 Act, is a waste regulation authority for the purposes of Part II of that Act.

(2)In relation to any time on or after 1st April 1996—

(a)subsection (1) above shall have effect as if, in the definition of “local authority”, for the words “district or islands council in Scotland” there were substituted the words “ council constituted under section 2 of the M7Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ”; and

(b)in section 22(3)(a)(iv) above the reference to an islands council shall be construed as a reference to a council mentioned in section 3(1) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(3)Where by virtue of any provision of this Part any function of a Minister of the Crown is exercisable concurrently by different Ministers, that function shall also be exercisable jointly by any two or more of those Ministers.

Textual Amendments

F4 Definition of “the environment” in s. 56(1) substituted (21.3.2000 (E.W.) and 29.9.2000 (S.)) by 1999 c. 24, s. 6(1), Sch. 2 para. 17; S.I. 2000/800, art. 2; S.S.I. 2000/322, art. 2

F6S. 56(1): para. (aa) in the definition of “environmental licence” in relation to the Environment Agency inserted (E.W.) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1973, reg. 39, Sch. 10 para. 15

F18S. 56(1): para. (aa) in the definition of “environmental licence” in relation to SEPA inserted (S.) (28.9.2000) by S.S.I. 2000/323, regs. 1(1), 36, Sch. 10 para. 5(2)

F19Words in s. 56(1) inserted (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/226), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)

F20Words in s. 56(1) substituted (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/226), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)

F22Words in s. 56(1) substituted (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/226), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(c)

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