Regulation 5 Power to make provision in relation to sampling of waste

The appropriate authority may, by regulations, make provision about a standard for the sampling of waste going to landfill.

The provision which may be made under paragraph (1) includes provision modifying Council Decision 2003/33 establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC^f1.

Regulations under paragraph (1) may modify any subordinate legislation.

In this regulation—

• “landfill”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to England and Wales, has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1)(d) of Schedule 10 to the 2016 Regulations^f2;

  2. (b)

     in relation to Scotland, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003^f3;

  3. (c)

     in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the Landfill (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2003^f4;

• “waste” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003^f5.