PART IILANDFILL PERMITS

Conditions to be included in landfill permits10

1

A landfill permit shall include conditions specifying the list of defined types, and the total quantity, of waste authorised to be deposited in the landfill.

2

A landfill permit shall also include appropriate conditions–

a

specifying requirements for–

i

preparations for the landfill, and the carrying out of, landfilling operations;

ii

monitoring and control procedures, including contingency plans and indicator parameters as set out in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4;

b

ensuring that the financial provision or its equivalent required by regulation 4(3)(b) of the 2000 Regulations10 is maintained until the permit is surrendered in accordance with those Regulations;

c

ensuring that the landfill is operated in such a manner that the necessary measures are taken to prevent accidents and to limit their consequences; and

d

requiring the operator to report to SEPA, at such period as SEPA may require, and in any event annually–

i

the types and quantities of waste disposed of; and

ii

the results of the monitoring programme required by regulations 16 and 17.

3

A landfill permit shall also include–

a

appropriate conditions for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the following provisions of these Regulations–

i

Schedule 3 (general requirements for all landfills);

ii

regulation 11 (prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills);

iii

regulation 12 (waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill);

iv

regulation 13 (costs of disposal of waste in landfills);

v

regulation 14 (waste acceptance procedures);

vi

regulation 15 (initial site inspections by SEPA);

vii

regulation 16 (control and monitoring of operational landfill sites); and

viii

regulation 17 (closure and after care procedures for landfills); and

b

such other conditions as appear appropriate to SEPA, including in particular conditions giving effect to–

i

any requirement imposed by Community or national legislation; and

ii

in the case of landfills falling within paragraph (a) of Part A of Section 5.2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations, the principle that energy should be used efficiently.

4

The provisions of these Regulations mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) above impose obligations directly on an operator of a landfill (rather than through the conditions of a landfill permit) only to the extent specified in paragraph 3 of Schedule 5.