The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002

Made: 13th June 2002

Coming into force

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PART I — Preliminary

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Application of regulations

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Cases where regulations do not apply

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Location

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Extension of categories of landfill subject to the 2000 Regulations etc.

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PART II — Landfill Permits

Classification of landfills

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Conditions to be included in landfill permits

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Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills

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Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill

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Costs of disposal of waste in landfills

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Waste acceptance procedures

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Initial site inspections by Environment Agency

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Control and monitoring of operational landfill sites

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Closure and after-care procedures for landfills

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Closure Notices

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PART III — Miscellaneous

Offences

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Transitional provisions

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Amendments

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SCHEDULE 1 — CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

Criteria for acceptance of waste which apply to all kinds of landfill

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Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste

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Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste

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Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste

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SCHEDULE 2 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDFILLS

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SCHEDULE 3 — MINIMUM MONITORING PROCEDURES FOR LANDFILLS

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SCHEDULE 4 — TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Existing landfills : transitional provisions

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SCHEDULE 5 — AMENDMENTS TO OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

Further amendment of the 2000 Regulations

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The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

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Signed

Michael Meacher — Minister of State, — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c. 24; the Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England and Wales—see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and section 5(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2000/1973, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00003]: 1990 c. 43 and see regulation 7A of S.I. 1992/588 as amended by S.I. 1993/566, regulations 1 and 24(8) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 4 to, S.I. 1994/1056 and the prospective amendments made to section 75 by paragraph 88 of Schedule 22 to the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25).

[^f00004]: OJ No. L182, 16.7.1999, p.1; the Directive was designated by S.I. 2001/3585 as a relevant directive for the purposes of paragraph 20(2)(c) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Act.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1994/1056; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 1995/288.

[^f00006]: 1990 c. 8.

[^f00007]: OJ No. L377, 31.12.91, p.20 as amended by Council Directive 94/31/EC (OJ L168, 2.7.1994, p.28).

[^f00008]: See paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1991/2839; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2000/1973.

[^f00010]: Council Decision 2000/532/EC (OJ L226, 6.9.2000, p.3) as amended by Council Decisions 2001/118/EC (OJ L47, 16.2.2001, p.1), 2001/119/EC (OJ L47, 16.2.2001, p.32) and 2001/573/EC (OJ L203, 28.7.2001, p.18).

[^f00011]: Council Decision 2000/532/EC (OJ L226, 6.9.2000, p.3) as amended by Council Decisions 2001/118/EC (OJ L47, 16.2.2001, p.1), 2001/119/EC (OJ L47, 16.2.2001, p.32) and 2001/573/EC (OJ L203, 28.7.2001, p.18).

[^f00012]: 1991 c. 69; inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37).

[^f00013]: See S.I. 1994/2716; relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2000/192.

[^f00014]: OJ No. L20, 26.1.80, p.43 as amended by Directive 91/692/EEC OJ No. L377, 31.12.91, p.48.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1994/1056; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2000/1973 and S.S.I. 2000/323.

Further amendment of the 2000 Regulations

The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

Editorial notes

[^key-12d3be815a038afd14ee18b35a17479d]: Regulations revoked (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), Sch. 22 (with regs. 69-72)

PART 1 — GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

General principles for the acceptance of waste at all kinds of landfill

Additional general principles for the acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste

Additional general principles for the acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste

PART 2 — PROCEDURE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

Interpretation of Part 2

Basic characterisation

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Compliance testing

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Wastes accepted without testing

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PART 3 — WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Interpretation of Part 3

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Criteria for landfills for inert waste

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Wastes acceptable without testing at landfills for inert waste

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Limit values for waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste

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Criteria for landfills for non-hazardous waste

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Wastes acceptable without testing at landfills for non-hazardous waste

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Criteria for stable non-reactive hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste deposited in the same cell with such waste

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Criteria relating to gypsum based waste

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Criteria for asbestos waste

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Criteria for waste acceptable at landfills for hazardous waste

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Criteria for underground storage

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PART 4 — SAMPLING AND TEST METHODS

Interpretation

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Sampling and testing

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