reg 2 Interpretation
In these Regulations— “the Directive” means Directive 2000/53/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles , as last amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/363 and as read in accordance with regulation 2A ; “ appropriate agency ” means— in relation to England, the Environment Agency, in relation to Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales, in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; “ appropriate authority ” means— in relation to England, the Secretary of State, in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers, in relation to Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; “authorised treatment facility” means any establishment or undertaking carrying out treatment operations which holds— in England or Wales, an environmental permit authorising those operations granted under regulation 13(1) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016; in Scotland, a site licence that complies with the relevant provisions of regulations 3 to 6 of the End-of-Life Vehicles (Storage and Treatment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 or a permit issued under regulation 13 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012; in Northern Ireland— a site licence that meets the requirements of regulation 26 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003; a permit granted under regulation 10 of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013; “certificate of compliance” means the type of certificate referred to in regulation 19; “certificate of destruction” means the type of certificate referred to in Part V of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003; “compliance notice” means the notice referred to in regulation 16; “end-of-life vehicle” means a vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive , as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive ; “ 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; in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994; in Northern Ireland, a district council established under section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972; “producer” means the vehicle manufacturer or the professional importer of a vehicle into the United Kingdom; “recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3(15) of the Waste Directive; “recycling” means the reprocessing in a production process of waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes but excluding the use of combustible waste as a means to generate energy through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat; “reuse” means any operation by which components of end-of-life vehicles are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived; “treatment” means any activity after the end-of-life vehicle has been handed over to a facility for depollution, dismantling, shearing, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal of the shredder wastes, and any other operation carried out for the recovery and/or disposal of the end-of-life vehicle and its components; and “treat” and “treated” shall be construed accordingly; “ vehicle ” means— any vehicle designated as category M 1 or N 1 defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles ; and three-wheel motor vehicles within the meaning of Article 4 and Annex 1 of Regulation ( EU ) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles as it may be amended from time to time, but excluding any vehicle of category L5e; “the Waste 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 2B .