Trade Waste Terms and Conditions

• Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open for business.
• Charges: the charges payable by the Customer for the supply of the Services in accordance with clause 5 (Charges and payment).
• Commencement Date: has the meaning given in clause 2.2.
• Conditions: these terms and conditions as amended from time to time in accordance with clause 11.4.
• Contract: the contract between the Council and the Customer for the supply of Services in accordance with these Conditions.
• Council: South Hams District Council of Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes TQ9 5NE or any contractor, agent or third party carrying out any part of the Services on behalf of the Contractor.
• Contractor: the sub-contractor contracted by the Council from time to time to carry out the Services.
• Customer: the person or firm who purchases Services from the Council.
• Customer Default: has the meaning set out in clause 4.2.
• Duty of Care Waste Transfer Note: the written record of the waste required under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Duty of Care Waste Transfer Note may also be referred to as a WTN or Duty of Care DOC.
• Hazardous Waste: waste that contains hazardous properties harmful to human health or the environment as identified in the European Waste Catalogue available on the Environment Agency website.
• Order: the Customer's online order for the Services.
• Prescribed Collection Dates: the collection dates that will be specified by the Council to the Customer following receipt of an Order.
• Services: the collection of trade waste by the Council on the Prescribed Collection Dates.
• Trade Waste: the waste produced by the Customer in the course of carrying out its business and commercial activities.
• Trade Waste Bins: the trade waste bins belonging to the Council that shall be placed at the Customer's property for the purposes of the containing the Trade Waste produced by the Customer until its collection by the Council.

Interpretation:

• (a) A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended or re-enacted. A reference to a statute or statutory provision includes all subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision.
• (b) Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression, shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.
• (c) A reference to writing or written includes fax but not email.