Paragraph 3 Existing landfills : transitional provisions
The following provisions of these Regulations impose obligations directly on the operator of any landfill which is for the time being classified as a landfill for hazardous waste pending determination of an application made pursuant to paragraph 1(6)–
on or after the relevant date–
regulation 11 (prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes); and
regulation 14 (waste acceptance procedures);
on or after 16th July 2004, regulation 12(1) and (2) (waste acceptance requirements).
For the purposes of applying regulation 11(1)(g) under sub-paragraph 3(1)(a)(i) in relation to the period beginning on the relevant date and ending on 15th July 2004, only the criteria in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 are to be treated as relevant waste acceptance criteria.
The operator of a landfill which is not classified as a landfill for hazardous waste shall only accept hazardous waste at that landfill on or after the relevant date in the circumstances specified in regulation 12(3)(c) and (4).