S.L. 549.17 Art. 2Definitions. S.L. 549.10 S.L. 549.10

(1) For the purpose of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires: "competent authority" means the Department for Environment Protection under the guidance of the Director for Environment Protection and such other body or person as the Minister responsible for the environment may by order in the Gazette prescribe and different bodies or persons may be designated as a competent authority for different provisions and different purposes of these regulations; "existing plant" means an industrial plant which is operational on the date of entry into force of these regulations; "handling of substances" means any industrial process involving the production, the processing or use of substances, or any other industrial process in which the presence of such substances is inherent;

"industrial plant" means a plant at which substances, or any other substances containing them, are handled;

"limit values" means the values specified in Annex II, under heading A, in respect of substances;

"new plant" means:

(a) an industrial plant which becomes operational after the entry into force of these regulations;

(b) an existing industrial plant whose capacity for handling the substances is substantially increased after the entry into force of these regulations; "quality objectives" means the requirements specified in Annex II, under heading B, in respect of substances; "substances" means those dangerous substances, belonging to the families and groups of substances appearing in List I in the Annex to the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations, which are specified in Annex II. SUBSTANCES INTO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

(2) These regulations apply to the waters referred to in regulation 2(2) of the Pollution Caused by Certain Dangerous

Substances Discharged into the Aquatic Environment Regulations, with the exception of ground water.