# The Landfill (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, Regulation 3: Amendment of the principal Regulations


(1) In Regulation 2(2) of the principal Regulations–
(a) insert the following definition at the appropriate place–
““the Directive” means Council Directive 99/31/EC of 26th April 1999 on the landfill of waste as amended by Council Directive 2011/97/EU of 5th December 2011 as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste;”;
(b) for the words from “and other expressions used in these Regulations” to the end substitute the words “ and other expressions used in these Regulations and the Directive shall have the same meaning as in the Directive. ”
(2) In regulation 9 of the principal Regulations, in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraph (a) substitute–
“(a) any waste in liquid form other than–
(i) sludge; and
(ii) metallic mercury,
but including waste water;”.
(3) Schedules 1 to 3 (amendments to Schedules 1 to 3 of the principal Regulations) have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/161/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/regulation-3
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