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Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulation 2017
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> > (1) In this Regulation—
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> > alternative waste treatment plant operator means a person who—
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> > > (a) carries on a business that is or includes the processing for reuse or recycling of domestic waste that—
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> > > > (i) is general solid waste (putrescible) within the meaning of Schedule 1 to the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156), and
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> > > > (ii) is collected by that or any other person during the course of domestic waste management services, and
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> > > (b) holds either or both of the following—
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> > > > (i) a resource recovery licence,
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> > > > (ii) an environment protection licence under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156) that authorises waste processing (non-thermal treatment), within the meaning of that Act, Schedule 1, clause 41.
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> > director, in relation to a body corporate, includes a person concerned in the management of the affairs of the body corporate.
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> > flavoured milk means milk to which flavouring has been added.
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> > flavouring means any natural or artificial flavouring, but does not include sweetener.
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> > glass container means a container made wholly or partly of glass.
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> > milk includes a liquid milk product, a substance in the nature of milk produced from milk concentrate or milk powder and a plant-based milk substitute, but does not include the following—
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> > > (a) fermented milk,
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> > > (b) flavoured milk,
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> > > (c) milk with added cultures, for example, drinking yoghurt or kefir.
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> > resource recovery licence means an environment protection licence under the [Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-156) that authorises the recovery of general waste (within the meaning of clause 34 of Schedule 1 to that Act) at specified premises.
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> > rewards scheme means a program established by any supplier of goods or services under which rewards (whether expressed as points, a monetary amount or otherwise) are credited to an account registered in the name of a customer and redeemable by the customer for goods or services.
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> > Scheme commencement day means 1 December 2017.
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> > the Act means the [Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2001-058).
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> > Note.
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> > The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
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> > (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
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> **cl 3:** Am 2017 (650), Sch 1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2023 (53), Sch 1\[1\] \[2\].