(1)  This Act and the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 are to be read together as if the 2 Acts constituted a single Act.

(2)  Without derogating from subsection (1)  –

(a) words and expressions used in this Act that are defined in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 and not in this Act have, unless the contrary intention appears, the same respective meanings; and

(b) a reference to this Act in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in section 72 of that Act) extends, unless the contrary intention appears, to this Act; and

(c) a reference to the regulations in the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in section 72 of that Act) extends, unless the contrary intention appears, to regulations made under this Act; and

(d) authorized officers may exercise their powers under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act.

(3)  In the event of an inconsistency between this Act and the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 , the provisions of this Act prevail.