In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004), has that meaning, and unless the context indicates otherwise—

"critical use(s)"

means the use(s) necessary for health, safety or critical functioning of society, and there are no available technically and economically feasible alternative substitutes that are acceptable;

"critical use nomination"

means use of methyl bromide that is determined by the Department as a critical use;

[Definition inserted by section 2 of Notice No. 10, GG44065, dated 11 January 2021]

"destruction"

means a process, when applied to ozone depleting substances, resulting in the permanent transformation or decomposition of all or a significant portion of such substances;

"export"

has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002);

"feedstock"

means any ozone depleting substance that undergoes chemical transformation in a process in which it is entirely converted from its original composition and whose emissions are insignificant;

"HCFC"

means hydrochloroflourocarbons;

"import"

has the meaning assigned to it in section 1 of the International Trade Administration Act, 2002 (Act No. 71 of 2002);

"processing agent"

means an ozone depleting substance used as chemical processing agent and where emissions are insignificant;

"stockpiling"

means to store ozone depleting substances for a period longer than 18 months and;

"reclaim or reclamation"

means the extraction or retrieval of an ozone depleting substance for reuse.