In these Regulations—

• “the 1989 Act” means the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989;

• “the 1990 Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

• “claim period” means the period determined in accordance with regulation 10;

• “date of seizure” means the date on which the property was seized under section 5 of the 1989 Act3 (power to require production of authority, stop and search etc.) or section 34B of the 1990 Act4 (power to search and seize vehicles etc.);

• “date of the determination notice” means the date on which the determination notice is given in accordance with regulation 12(2)(b);

• “date of the seizure notice” means the first working day on which the period for display of the seizure notice begins in accordance with regulation 7(1)(a)(i);

• “determination notice” means the notice given in accordance with regulation 12(1)(c);

• “entitled person” means a person determined under regulation 12(1)(a) as entitled to all or part of the seized property;

• “forfeiture offence” means an offence specified in section 33C(1) of the 1990 Act (section 33 offences: forfeiture of vehicles), in respect of which an order for forfeiture can be made under subsection (2) of that section5;

• “relevant collection period” means the period determined in accordance with regulation 12(1)(b)(ii);

• “seizure authority” means—

  1. a

     a regulation authority6 on whose behalf property is seized under section 5 of the 1989 Act; or

  2. b

     an enforcement authority7 on whose behalf property is seized under section 34B of the 1990 Act;

• “seizure notice” means a notice given in accordance with regulation 7(1);

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19718.