Section 3

In these Regulations— “appropriate authority” means— in relation to England, the Secretary of State; in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers; “appropriate body” means— in relation to England, the Environment Agency; in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales; “controlled waste” has the meaning given in section 75(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ; “EU-derived domestic legislation” has the meaning given by section 2(2) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; “hazardous waste”— in relation to England has the meaning given in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 ; in relation to Wales has the meaning given in regulation 6 of the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 ; “Industrial Emissions Directive” means Directive 2010/75/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention control), read in accordance with regulation 3A; “Landfill Directive” means Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/850, read in accordance with regulation 3B; “local authority” means— in England outside Greater London— a district council, a county council, or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; in Greater London— the council of a London borough, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, or the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple; in Wales— a county council, or 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, read in accordance with regulation 3C; “the List of Wastes” means the list of wastes established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste, as amended from time to time; “national waste management plan” means a waste management plan prepared by an appropriate authority; “waste collection authority” means an authority which is a waste collection authority for the purposes of Part 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 ; “the Waste Framework Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste, as last amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851 and as read in accordance with regulation 3D; “waste management plan” has the meaning given in regulation 7(1); “waste prevention measures” means measures taken before a substance, material or product has become waste that reduce— the quantity of waste, including through the re-use of products or the extension of the life span of products; the adverse impacts of generated waste on the environment and human health; or the content of hazardous substances in materials and products; “waste prevention programme” has the meaning given in regulation 4(1) and (2). Terms which are used but not defined in these Regulations and are used in the Waste Framework Directive have the same meaning as in that Directive.

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