The Environmental Protection (Non-Refillable Refrigerant Containers) Regulations 1994

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“authorised person” means a person authorised by—

(i) the Secretary of State; or

(ii) in Great Britain, any local authority; or

(iii) in Northern Ireland, any district council (within the meaning of that term in section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(1)),

for any purpose of these Regulations;

• “non-refillable refrigerant container” means a container which—

  (a)

  is designed not to be refillable;

  (b)

  contains a Schedule 1 substance or a Schedule 2 substance for the purpose of supplying it for filling or refilling air-conditioning or refrigeration machinery; and

  (c)

  contains that substance at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, in the case of a container which contains a Schedule 1 substance, or greater than 3 bar at 50°C, in the case of a container which contains a Schedule 2 substance.

(2) In the definition of “non-refillable refrigerant container” in paragraph (1)—

“Schedule 1 substance” means a substance listed in Schedule 1 or a substance consisting of a mixture of substances which includes a substance listed in Schedule 1 but does not include a substance listed in Schedule 2;

“Schedule 2 substance” means a substance listed in Schedule 2 or a substance consisting of a mixture of substances which includes a substance listed in Schedule 2.

(1)

1972 c. 9 (N.I.).