PART IPreliminary
Cases where regulations do not apply4
These Regulations do not apply to—
a
the spreading of sludges (including sewage sludges and sludges resulting from dredging operations) and similar matter on the soil for the purposes of fertilisation or improvement;
b
the use of suitable inert waste for redevelopment, restoration and filling-in work or for construction purposes;
c
the deposit of—
i
non-hazardous dredging sludges along the bank or towpath of a waterway from which they have been dredged where that activity falls within the exemption from waste management licensing in paragraph 25 of Schedule 3 to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 19945;
ii
non-hazardous sludges in surface waters, including the bed and its sub-soil; or
d
any landfill which finally ceased to accept waste for disposal before 16th July 2001.