Paragraph 4 Existing landfills : transitional provisions

(1)

This paragraph shall apply to any landfill if –

(a)

it falls within of Part A(b) of Section 5.2 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations; and

(b)

it has not been brought into operation by relevant date but an application for a waste management licence was duly made before that date.

(2)

Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the 2000 Regulations shall apply as if in subparagraphs (a) and (b) “the relevant date” were substituted for “1st January 2001”.

(3)

Anything duly done by or in relation to the application for a waste management licence shall be treated as if it had been duly done in relation to an application for a landfill permit.

(4)

SEPA may give the applicant notice requiring him–

(a)

to provide such further information of any description specified in the notice; or

(b)

to take such further steps as it may require for the purpose of determining the application.