Regulation 4 Cases where regulations do not applyI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 4(c)(i) substituted by Landfill 2007 reg. 4
reg. 4(ba) inserted by Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) 2015 reg. 23
reg. 4 coming into force by Landfill 2003 reg. 1
reg. 4(c) words deleted by Waste Management 2006 reg. 27(3)(a)
reg. 4(e) and word inserted by Waste Management 2006 reg. 27(3)(b)

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 Part I of Schedule 2 to the Licensing Regulations;

(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 the relevant date.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 4 in operation at 6.1.2004, see reg. 1