# The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 3: Existing landfills : transitional provisions


(1) 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)–
(a) on or after the relevant date–
(i) regulation 11 (prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes); and
(ii) regulation 14 (waste acceptance procedures);
(b) on or after 16th July 2004, regulation 12(1) and (2) (waste acceptance requirements).
(2) 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.
(3) 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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/208/schedule/5/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landfill-scotland-regulations-2003/schedule-5/paragraph-3
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