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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1993 - SECT 65

65—Interpretation

In this Division—

"beverage" means—

            (a)         brandy, gin, rum, whisky, cordials containing spirits, wine, cider, perry, mead, ale, porter, beer or any other spiritous, malt, vinous or fermented liquors; or

            (b)         any carbonated soft drink or waters; or

            (c)         any other liquid intended for human consumption by drinking declared by regulation to be a beverage for the purposes of this Division;

"category A container" means a container of a class approved under this Division as category A containers;

"category B container" means a container of a class approved under this Division as category B containers;

"collection area", in relation to containers of a particular class, means an area comprising a part of the State approved under this Division as a collection area for containers of that class;

"collection depot", in relation to containers of a particular class, means a collection depot approved under this Division for containers of that class;

"container" means a container of any kind made for the purpose of containing a beverage, being a container that when filled with the beverage is sealed for the purposes of storage, transport and handling prior to its sale or delivery for the use or consumption of its contents;

"glass container" means a container made of glass whether alone or in combination with any other substance or thing;

"refund amount", in relation to a container of a particular class, means an amount prescribed as the refund amount for containers of that class;

"refund marking", in relation to a container, means marking or labelling the container by any method (including embossment) with a statement of, and other marks or features as to, the refund amount for the container;

"retailer" means a person whose business is or includes that of selling a beverage for the purpose of the use or consumption of that beverage and, in the case of such sale by means of a vending machine, includes the owner of that vending machine unless the owner has let out the machine on hire to some other person, in which case the expression includes that other person;

"spirit-based beverage" means a beverage that—

            (a)         contains any spirit; and

            (b)         contains less than the prescribed percentage of alcohol;

"wine-based beverage" means a beverage that—

            (a)         contains wine; and

            (b)         contains less than the prescribed percentage of alcohol.



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