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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I Preliminary

    1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Application of regulations

    4. 4. Cases where regulations do not apply

    5. 5. Location

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

  3. PART II Landfill Permits

    1. 7. Classification of landfills

    2. 8. Conditions to be included in landfill permits

    3. 9. Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills

    4. 10. Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill

    5. 11. Costs of disposal of waste in landfills

    6. 12. Waste acceptance procedures

    7. 13. Initial site inspections by Environment Agency

    8. 14. Control and monitoring of operational landfill sites

    9. 15. Closure and after-care procedures for landfills

    10. 16. Closure Notices

  4. PART III Miscellaneous

    1. 17. Offences

    2. 18. Transitional provisions

    3. 19. Amendments

  5. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

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

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

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

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

      2. PART 2 PROCEDURE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF WASTE AT LANDFILLS

        1. 4.Interpretation of Part 2

        2. 5.Basic characterisation

        3. 6.Compliance testing

        4. 7.Wastes accepted without testing

      3. PART 3 WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

        1. 8.Interpretation of Part 3

        2. 9.Criteria for landfills for inert waste

        3. 10.Wastes acceptable without testing at landfills for inert waste

        4. 11.Limit values for waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste

        5. 12.Criteria for landfills for non-hazardous waste

        6. 13.Wastes acceptable without testing at landfills for non-hazardous waste

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

        8. 15.Criteria relating to gypsum based waste

        9. 16.Criteria for asbestos waste

        10. 17.Criteria for waste acceptable at landfills for hazardous waste

        11. 18.Criteria for underground storage

      4. PART 4 SAMPLING AND TEST METHODS

        1. 19.Interpretation

        2. 20.Sampling and testing

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDFILLS

      1. 1.(1) The location of a landfill must take into consideration...

      2. 2.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, appropriate...

      3. 3.(1) The landfill must be situated and designed so as...

      4. 4.(1) Appropriate measures must be taken in order to control...

      5. 5.(1) Measures must be taken to minimise the nuisances arising...

      6. 6.(1) The placement of waste must ensure stability of all...

      7. 7.(1) The landfill must be secured to prevent free access...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      MINIMUM MONITORING PROCEDURES FOR LANDFILLS

      1. 1.This Schedule sets out minimum procedures for monitoring to be...

      2. 2.(1) Samples of leachate or surface water (if present) must...

      3. 3.(1) The sampling measurements taken must be sufficient to provide...

      4. 4.(1) The monitoring of groundwater shall be carried out in...

      5. 5.(1) Significant adverse environmental effects, as referred to in regulations...

      6. 6.The topography of the site and settling behaviour of the...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

      1. 1. Existing landfills : transitional provisions

      2. 2.(1) Paragraph 1 does not apply to a landfill if—...

      3. 3.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (1A) the Environment Agency shall by...

      4. 4.(1) This paragraph shall apply to any landfill if—

      5. 5.(1) This paragraph shall apply to a landfill if—

      6. 6.(1) The Environment Agency shall by notice in writing served...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      AMENDMENTS TO OTHER SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION

      1. Further amendment of the 2000 Regulations

        1. 1.(1) The 2000 Regulations shall be amended as follows.

      2. The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

        1. 2.(1) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 shall be amended...

  7. Explanatory Note