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(1)In this Chapter “biodegradable waste” means any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as—
food and garden waste, and
paper and paperboard.
[F2(2)In this Chapter—
(a)“biodegradable municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and municipal waste; and
(b)“biodegradable local authority collected municipal waste” means waste that is both biodegradable waste and local authority collected municipal waste.]
(3)In [F3this section] “municipal waste” means—
(a)waste from households, and
(b)other waste that, because of its nature or composition, is similar to waste from households.
[F4(4)In subsection (2) “local authority collected municipal waste” means any municipal waste which is collected under arrangements made by a waste collection authority or a waste disposal authority.
(5)In subsection (4) “waste collection authority”—
(a)in relation to England and Wales and Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, means a district council.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 21 heading substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(1)
F2S. 21(2) substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 21(3) substituted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(b)
F4S. 21(4)(5) inserted (21.11.2011) by The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2499), regs. 1(2), 6(2)(c)
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