S.L. 549.172 ст. 2Interpretation. Cap. 549.  Cap. 551.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Environment Protection Act;

"activity", "intervention" or "operation" means any practice, operation, physical works or event that may affect the environment or that otherwise relates to any matter falling within the scope of the Act, and which thus requires a permit from the Authority in accordance with these regulations;

"applicant" means a person or entity who submits an application for a permit in accordance with these regulations;

"application" means an application for a permit submitted in accordance with these regulations;

"Authority" means the Environment and Resources Authority as established in article 6 of the Act;

"cessation" means the intent of a permit holder to permanently halt any activity, intervention or operation covered by a valid permit;

"dismiss" means the Authority’s dismissal of an application in accordance with these regulations;

"emergency permit" means a permit issued by the APPLICATIONS AND THEIR DETERMINATION)

Authority for an activity, intervention or operation which requires immediate authorisation in accordance with these regulations;

"electronic system" means the Environment Resources Information System (ERIS), or any other electronic system in use by the Authority in connection with the management and processing of applications;

"grant" means the approval of a permit subject to any terms, conditions and, or limitations deemed appropriate by the Authority;

"IPPC" means integrated pollution prevention and control;

"interested third party" means a person who has duly submitted representations on an application within the applicable time frame in accordance with regulation 13;

"operator" means a person or entity who operates or controls in whole or in part the operations, or to whom decisive control over the functioning of the installation, site or plant has been delegated;

"partial grant" means the approval of a permit for part or parts of the activity, intervention or operation subject to all terms, conditions and, or limitations deemed appropriate by the Authority;

"permit" means a permit issued by the Authority in accordance with these regulations;

"permit holder" means a person or entity who has been granted a permit by the Authority;

"renewal" means the extension of the validity period of an existing and valid permit, without any changes to the authorised activity, intervention, operation or site;

"Tribunal" means the Environment and Planning Review

Tribunal established by article 3 of the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal Act;

"validation" means the initial acceptance by the Authority, of an application following satisfactory adherence to the requirements for further processing of the application.

(2) In matters of interpretation of any term or provision of these regulations, or as to whether an activity, intervention or operation causes or is likely to cause harm to the environment, or whether it meets any requirement of these regulations, whether explicit or implied, the interpretation of the Authority shall prevail.