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Regulation 8 Conditions to be included in landfill permitsI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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(1)

A landfill permit shall include conditions specifying the list of defined types, and the total quantity, of waste authorised to be deposited in the landfill.

(2)

A landfill permit shall also include appropriate conditions –

(a)

specifying requirements for –

(i)

preparations for, and the carrying out of, landfilling operations;

(ii)

monitoring and control procedures, including contingency plans;

(b)

ensuring that the financial provision required by regulation 4(3)(b)f1 of the 2003 Regulations is maintained until the permit is surrendered in accordance with those Regulations;

(c)

ensuring that the landfill is operated in such a manner that the necessary measures are taken to prevent accidents and to limit their consequences; and

(d)

requiring the operator to report at least annually to the Chief Inspector on –

(i)

the types and quantities of waste disposed of; and

(ii)

the results of the monitoring programme required by regulations 14 and 15.

(3)

A landfill permit shall also include –

(a)

appropriate conditions for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the following provisions of these Regulations –

(i)

Schedule 2 (General requirements for landfills);

(ii)

regulation 9 (Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills);

(iii)

regulation 10 (Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill);

(iv)

regulation 11 (Costs of disposal of waste in landfills);

(v)

regulation 12 (Waste acceptance procedures);

(vi)

regulation 13 (Initial site inspections by the Chief Inspector);

(vii)

regulation 14 (Control and monitoring of operational landfills);

(viii)

regulation 15 (Closure and after-care procedures for landfills); and

(b)

such other conditions as appear appropriate to the Chief Inspector, including in particular conditions giving effect to –

(i)

any requirement imposed by Community or national legislation; and

(ii)

in the case of landfills falling within paragraph (a) of Part A of section 5.2 in Part I of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations, the principle that energy should be used efficiently.

(4)

The provisions of these Regulations mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) above shall impose obligations directly on an operator of a landfill (rather than through the conditions of a landfill permit) only to the extent specified in paragraphs 1(14) and 3(3) to (5) of Schedule 4.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 8 in operation at 6.1.2004, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1

See paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to these Regulations