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The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

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2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

[F1“appropriate agency” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Environment Agency;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales;

“appropriate authority” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;]

“Directive waste” means anything that—

(a)

is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of [F2the Waste Directive] [F3as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive]; and

(b)

is not excluded from the scope of that Directive by Article 2(1), (2) or (3);

[F4“local authority” means—

(a)

in England outside Greater London—

(i)

a district council,

(ii)

a county council, or

(iii)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b)

in Greater London—

(i)

the council of a London borough,

(ii)

the Common Council of the City of London,

(iii)

the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or

(iv)

the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple;

(c)

in Wales—

(i)

a county council, or

(ii)

a county borough council;

“Mining Waste Directive” means Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from extractive industries, as read in accordance with regulation 2B;]

“septic tank sludge” and “sludge” have the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989(1);

[F5“Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by [F6Directive (EU) 2018/851] [F7as read in accordance with regulation 2A].]

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S.I. 1989/1263, to which there are amendments not relevant to these instruments.

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