The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 (revoked)

Waste acceptance proceduresE+W

12.—[F1(1) The operator of a landfill shall ensure that waste shall only be accepted at the landfill if—

(a)it has been subject to the relevant waste acceptance procedure set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1; and

(b)any sampling or testing required under Parts 2 or 3 of Schedule 1 is carried out in accordance with Part 4 of that Schedule.

(2) Subject to paragraph (2A) the operator shall visually inspect waste at the entrance to the landfill and at the point of deposit and shall satisfy himself that it conforms to the description provided in the documentation submitted by the holder.

(2A) Where the operator is also the producer of the waste, the visual inspection required by paragraph (2) may be made at the point of dispatch.

(2B) The operator shall at appropriate periodic intervals—

(a)test the waste to establish whether it corresponds to the description in the accompanying documents, by checking its appearance, odour and any other relevant, readily determined properties; and

(b)take representative samples for analysis which shall thereafter be retained, together with the results of the analysis for a period of at least one month.]

(3) The operator shall keep a register showing—

(a)the quantities of waste deposited;

(b)its characteristics;

(c)its origin;

(d)the dates of its delivery;

(e)the identity of the producer or, in the case of municipal waste, the collector; and

(f)in the case of hazardous waste, its [F2identity and] precise location on the site.

(4) The information required to be kept under paragraph (3) shall be made available to the Environment Agency on request.

(5) The operator on accepting each delivery of waste shall provide a written receipt to the person delivering it.

(6) Where waste is not accepted at a landfill, the operator shall inform the Environment Agency of that fact as soon as reasonably possible.

Textual Amendments

F1Reg. 12(1)-(2B) substituted for reg. 12(1)(2) (16.7.2005) by The Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1375), regs. 1(1), 5(2)(a)