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

Regulations

National Waste Information Regulations, 2012

Chapter 1 : Interpretation and Purpose of Regulations

1. Definitions
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(1)In these Regulations, unless the context indicates otherwise, a word or expression that is defined in the Act bears the same meaning in these Regulations, and in addition —

 

"independent person"

means a person who is not an employee of, and not otherwise related to, the entity he or she is auditing;

 

"provincial authority"

means Provincial Government Department or an agency responsible for the management of waste in the province;

 

"provincial waste information system"

means a provincial waste information system established in terms of section 62 of the Act;

 

"registration certificate"

means a written proof issued by the Department to a registered person to submit information to the South African Waste Information System in terms of Chapter 3 of the Regulations;

 

"registered person"

means a person who is the holder of a registration certificate;

 

"reporting period"

means the quarterly period of a year calculated from January in respect of which information must be reported;

 

"source"

means the point of origin of waste whereby registered hazardous waste generators are selected or municipality or province in the case of general waste;

 

"South African Waste Information System" or "SAWIS"

means a national waste information system established in terms of section 60 of the Act;

 

"The Act"

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

 

"these Regulations"

include the Annexures to these Regulations;

 

"waste information registration number" or "WIR number"

means the unique number allocated by the Department to a registered person in terms of these Regulations;

 

"waste management method"

means a systematic procedure, technique, or process for the management of waste;

 

"waste quantification equipment"

means a measuring device used to determine or express the quantity of waste; and

 

"waste quantification survey"

means the collection of data which is performed for the purpose of obtaining measurements and analysis of waste quantities.

 

(2)When any particular number of days is prescribed for the doing of any act, or for any other purpose, the same shall be reckoned exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day, unless the last day happens to fall on a Sunday or on any public holiday, in which case the time shall be reckoned exclusively of the first day and exclusively also of every such Sunday or public holiday.