Paragraph 5 Exemptions for certain landfills on islands and in isolated settlementsF1

(1)

The provisions of this schedule referred to in paragraph (2) do not apply to—

(a)

a landfill on an island which on 10 April 2003 had remaining landfill capacity, and which—

(i)

is the only landfill on the island,

(ii)

is used exclusively for the disposal of waste generated on that island,

(iii)

is for non-hazardous or inert wastes with a total capacity not exceeding 15,000 tonnes or with an annual intake not exceeding 1,000 tonnes,

until the total capacity of that landfill has been used,

(b)

a landfill for non-hazardous or inert waste in an isolated settlement provided that the landfill is used for the disposal of waste generated only by that isolated settlement.

(2)

The provisions are paragraphs—

(a)

8(1)(d) and (e),

(b)

8(1)(g) as it relates to paragraphs 40 and 41,

(c)

10 except as it relates to the criteria in paragraphs 16 and 17,

(d)

11,

(e)

12, except 12(d)(i) and (f),

(f)

13(2)(a) and 13(2)(d), as they relate to paragraphs 34, 35, and 36,

(g)

13(2)(c),

(h)

33 to 37,

(i)

39,

(j)

41 and 42.

(3)

SEPA must—

(a)

maintain a list of the landfills that fall within sub-paragraph (1),

(b)

for each site, annually carry out visual inspections of waste at the point of deposit to ensure that only non-hazardous waste from the relevant island or isolated settlement is accepted at the landfill.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 13 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 4 (with sch. 23)