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.