Hazardous Waste (Control ofExport, Import and Transit) Act (Chapter 122a)An Act to provide for the regulation of the export, import and transit of hazardous and other wastes, and for related purposes. [16th March 1998] PART IPRELIMINARYShort title1. This Act may be cited as the Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act. Interpretation2. —(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — "Antarctica" means the area south of 60º South Latitude, including all ice shelves in that area; "Article 11 arrangement" has the meaning given to it by section 7; "authorised officer" means a person appointed under section 16 as an authorised officer; "Basel Convention" means the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and any amendment or protocol thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government, a copy of the English text of which is set out ...