7.1 The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement shall be treated as:
7.1.1 a Direction of the WDA under Section 51(4) of the EPA, directing the WCAs to deliver the Waste collected by it to the Delivery Points [and to separate such waste before delivery]; and
7.1.2 a notice under Section 48(4) of the EPA that the WDA objects to any recycling arrangements made by the WCAs other than those identified in this Agreement.
7.2 The Parties acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement will prevent them from carrying out their respective statutory duties and responsibilities or unduly restrict the decisions to be made with regard to their respective functions.