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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
“transfer note” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1);
“transferor” and “transferee” mean, in relation to a transfer of controlled waste by a person who is subject to the duty in section 34(1) of the Act(1), the person who transfers the waste and the person who receives the waste; and
“written description” means the written description for the purposes of section 34(1)(c)(ii) of the Act.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to a document—
(a)being in writing includes an electronic communication within the meaning of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(2); and
(b)being signed means, where the document is in electronic form, an electronic signature (and “electronic signature” means data in electronic form which are attached to or logically associated with the document and which serve as a method of authentication).
As amended by S.S.I. 2000/323, S.S.I. 2011/226, S.S.I. 2012/148 and S.S.I. 2012/360.
2000 c.7. Section 15 was amended by paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c.21).
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