Part IX Environmental functions
Waste
360 Interpretation of sections 353 to 359.
(1)
This section applies for the purposes of sections 353 to 359 above.
(2)
The following expressions have the meanings given below—
F3“contract notice” has the same meaning as in regulation 49 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015,
“disposal”, in relation to waste, shall be construed in accordance with section 29(6) of the M1Environmental Protection Act 1990,
“municipal waste” means any waste in the possession or under the control of—
(a)
a body which, or a person who, is a waste collection authority in Greater London, or
(b)
a body which is a waste disposal authority in Greater London,
whether or not the waste is in the possession or under the control of the body or person under or by virtue of that Act,
F4“the national waste management plan” has the same meaning as in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011;
F3“prior information notice” has the same meaning as in regulation 48 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015,
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“recovery”, in relation to waste, includes the recovery of materials from waste and the recovery of energy from waste,
“treatment”, in relation to waste, shall be construed in accordance with section 29(6) of the M2Environmental Protection Act 1990,
“waste” shall be construed in accordance with section 75 of that Act,
“waste authority” means—
(a)
a waste collection authority in Greater London, or
(b)
a waste disposal authority in Greater London,
“waste collection authority in Greater London” shall be construed in accordance with section 30(3)(b) of that Act,
“waste contract” means a contract which includes or is to include provision relating to municipal waste and is made or to be made by a waste authority in the performance of its functions under Part II of that Act (waste on land), and
“waste disposal authority in Greater London” shall be construed in accordance with section 30(2)(b) of that Act.
F6(3)
“First information notice”, in relation to the awarding of a waste contract by a waste authority F7in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, means—
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F11(4)
“Second information notice” in relation to the awarding of a waste contract by a waste authority F12in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, means—
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(b)
F14..., a notice in respect of that contract sent to the Official Journal of the European Union which in accordance with regulation 16(2)(b) satisfies the requirement of regulation 16(1) to make a call for competition.
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