Environment Act 2021

InterpretationU.K.

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11(1)In this Part of this Schedule—

  • operator”, in relation to a compliance scheme, includes any person responsible for establishing, maintaining or managing the scheme;

  • “product” and “material” include a product or material at a time when it becomes, or has become, waste;

  • recovery”, in relation to products or materials, includes—

    (a)

    composting them, or any other transformation of them by biological processes, or

    (b)

    obtaining energy from them by any means;

  • specified” means specified in, or determined in accordance with, the regulations.

(2)The regulations may specify, in relation to products or materials, activities, or the activities, which are to be treated for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule and the regulations as re-use, redistribution, recovery or recycling.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(3)-(6)

I2Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 24.1.2022 for E. by S.I. 2022/48, reg. 2(q)

I3Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 28.2.2022 for N.I. by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(b)

I4Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 7.3.2022 for W. by S.I. 2022/223, regs. 1(2), 2(d)

I5Sch. 4 para. 11 in force at 9.11.2022 for S. by S.S.I. 2022/305, reg. 2(c)