Regulation 8 Conditions to be included in landfill permits

(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, and the carrying out of, landfilling operations;

(ii)

monitoring and control procedures, including contingency plans;

(b)

ensuring that the financial provision required by regulation 4(3)(b)^f1 of the 2000 Regulations 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 at least annually to the Environment Agency on—

(i)

the types and quantities of waste disposed of; and

(ii)

the results of the monitoring programme required by regulations 14 and 15.

(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 2 (general requirements for all landfills);

(ii)

regulation 9 (prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills);

(iii)

regulation 10 (waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill);

(iv)

regulation 11 (costs of disposal of waste in landfills);

(v)

regulation 12 (waste acceptance procedures);

(vi)

regulation 13 (initial site inspections by Environment Agency);

(vii)

regulation 14 (control and monitoring of operational landfill sites);

(viii)

regulation 15 (closure and after-care procedures for landfills); and

(b)

such other conditions as appear appropriate to the Environment Agency, 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(1) of Section 5.2 in 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 shall 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(3) to (5) of Schedule 4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to these Regulations.