# The Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 4: Cases where regulations do not apply

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/496/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-4
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