# The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994, Paragraph 8


(1) The storage, in a secure container or lagoon (or, in the case of dewatered sludge, in a secure place) on land used for agriculture, of sludge which is to be used in accordance with the 1989 Regulations.
(2) The spreading of sludge on land which is not agricultural land within the meaning of the 1989 Regulations if—
(a) it results in ecological improvement; and
(b) it does not cause the concentration in the soil of any of the elements listed in column 1 of the soil table set out in Schedule 2 to the 1989 Regulations to exceed the limit specified in column 2 of the table.
(3) The storage, in a secure container or lagoon (or, in the case of dewatered sludge, in a secure place), of sludge intended to be spread in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (2) above.
(4) In this paragraph, “the 1989 Regulations” means the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 and “used”, in relation to sludge, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the 1989 Regulations.
(5) In this paragraph, and in paragraphs 9 and 10, “sludge” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the 1989 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1056/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-1994/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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