Section 141(6)

In this section— “the environment” means land, water and air or any of them; “exportation”, in relation to waste, means causing it to leave the United Kingdom; “harm” includes offence to any of man’s senses; “importation”, in relation to waste, means causing it to arrive at, or enter into, the United Kingdom; “primary legislation” means— an Act of Parliament, a Measure or Act of Senedd Cymru, an Act of the Scottish Parliament, or Northern Ireland legislation; “transit of waste for export” means the transportation or keeping of waste, that has arrived at, or has entered, the United Kingdom, for the purpose of facilitating its leaving the United Kingdom; “waste”, “waste collection authority”, and “waste regulation authority” have the same meaning as in Part II; and “the United Kingdom” includes its territorial sea.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30