Schedule 1A, paragraph 7(2)

When interpreting the Landfill Directive for the purposes of these Regulations— an expression used in the Directive that is defined in Part 1 of these Regulations has the meaning given in that Part; “landfill permit” or “permit” means environmental permit; “nature protection zone” means any— European site (which has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017), or site of special scientific interest (which has the meaning given in section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ); a reference to one or more member States in a provision imposing an obligation or conferring a discretion on a member State or member States is to be read as a reference to the appropriate authority, appropriate agency or local authority which, immediately before IP completion day, was responsible for the United Kingdom's compliance with that obligation or able to exercise that discretion so far as it related to England or Wales; the competent authority is the regulator.

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