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The Ship Recycling Facilities Regulations 2015
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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1974 Act” means the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974;
“the Agency”, in relation to a ship recycling facility, means—
(a)
in England, the Environment Agency;
(b)
in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;
(c)
in Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency;
“the EU Ship Recycling Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No 1257/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship recycling M1;
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“the Executive” means the Health and Safety Executive;
“permit” means—
(a)
in England and Wales, an environmental permit authorising the operation of a regulated facility under [F2the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016];
“suspension notice” means—
(a)
in England and Wales, a notice under regulation 37 of [F2the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016];
(b)
in Scotland, a notice to give effect to suspension of a licence under section 38(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or a notice under regulation 56 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
[F3“United Kingdom List” means the list of ship recycling facilities published by the Secretary of State under Article 16 of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation;
“United Kingdom Ship” means a ship registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.]
(2) Terms which are used in these Regulations that are used in the EU Ship Recycling Regulation have the meaning they bear in that Regulation.
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F1Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Ship Recycling (Facilities and Requirements for Hazardous Materials on Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/277), regs. 1, 3(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 2 substituted (E.W.) (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 para. 83 (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)
F3Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Ship Recycling (Facilities and Requirements for Hazardous Materials on Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/277), regs. 1, 3(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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M1OJ No L 330, 10.12.2013, p 1.
M3S.S.I. 2012/360, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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