37 General interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 1
Energy Act 2004 (2004 c 20) | Legislation

37  General interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 1

(1)     In this Chapter—

“apparatus” includes machinery, equipment, appliances, tanks, containers, pipes and conduits;

“cleaning-up” and “decommissioning”, in relation to a site or installation, includes—

(a)     the treatment, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous material and of other matter and substances that need to be dealt with or removed in or towards making the site or installation suitable to be used for other purposes; and

(b)     the construction of buildings and other structures to be used in connection with the cleaning-up or decommissioning of the site or installation;

“contaminated site” has the meaning given by section 36(2);

“control”, in relation to an installation, site or facility, is to be construed in accordance with section 36(3);

“Crown appointee”, in relation to an installation, site or facility, means—

(a)     a Minister of the Crown; or

(b)     a person for the time being holding an appointment under section 36(3)(b) as the person with control of it;

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