S.L. 549.18 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 549.

For the purpose of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires: "asbestos" means the following fibrous silicates:

(a) crocidolite (blue asbestos) - CAS No. 12001-28-4

(b) actinolite - CAS No. 77536-66-4

(c) anthophyllite - CAS No. 77536-67-5

(d) chrysotile (white asbestos) - CAS No.12001-29-56.2

(e) amosite (brown asbestos) - CAS No.12172-73-5

(f) tremolite - CAS No. 77536-68-66.1;

"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; "raw asbestos" means the product resulting from the primary crushing of asbestos ore; "use of asbestos" means activities which involve the handling of raw asbestos per year and which concern:

(a) the production of raw asbestos ore excluding any process directly associated with the mining of the ore; or

(b) the manufacturing and industrial finishing of the following products using raw asbestos: asbestos cement or asbestos-cement products, asbestos friction products, asbestos filters, asbestos textiles, asbestos paper and card, asbestos jointing, packaging and reinforcement materials, asbestos floor coverings, and asbestos fillers; "waste" means any substance or object as defined in article 2 of the Environmental Protection Act; "working of products containing asbestos" means activities other than the use of asbestos, which are liable to release asbestos into the environment.