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National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

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Waste Exclusion Regulations, 2018

Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose and Application of the Regulations

1. Definitions

 

In these Regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, any word or expression that is defined in the Act has the same meaning in these Regulations; and in addition—

 

"Act"

means the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008);

 

"Applicant"

means a person or category of persons who has submitted an application for the exclusion of a waste stream or a portion of waste stream from the definition of waste to the Minister in terms of these Regulations;

 

"SANS 10234"

means the latest edition of the South African National Standard Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS);

 

"SAWIC"

means the South African Waste Information Centre;

 

"the Register"

means a list of waste stream or a portion of a waste stream excluded from the definition of waste and restricted to the identified permitted uses therein, as published and updated by the Minister on the SAWIC.