Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 6 para. 2 substituted (N.I.) (28.4.2014) by Carrier Bags Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 7), s. 1(b)
[F24B(1)This paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraph 4A.
(2) “ Children ” means persons who have not attained the age of 18.
(3) “ Pollution ” means pollution of the air, water or land which may give rise to any environmental harm, including (but not limited to) pollution caused by light, noise, heat or vibrations or any other kind of release of energy.
(4) For the purposes of the definition in sub-paragraph (3), “ environmental harm ” means any of the following–
(a)harm to the health of humans and other living organisms;
(b)harm to the quality of the environment, including–
(i)harm to the quality of the environment taken as a whole,
(ii)harm to the quality of the air, water or land, and
(iii)other impairment of, or interference with, the ecological systems of which any living organisms form part;
(c)offence to the senses of human beings;
(d)damage to property;
(e)impairment of, or interference with, the amenity of the environment or any legitimate use of the environment.
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), “ air ” includes (but is not limited to) air within buildings and air within other natural or man-made structures above or below ground.
(6) “ Nuisance ” means an act or omission affecting any place, or a state of affairs in any place, which may impair, or interfere with, the amenity of the environment or any legitimate use of the environment.
(7) “ Net proceeds of the charge ” has the same meaning as in paragraph 7(4).
(8) “ Young people ” means persons who have attained the age of 18, but not the age of 25. ]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 6 paras. 4A, 4B inserted (E.W.) (15.2.2011) by Waste (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 8), ss. 1(2), 21(2)