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Paragraph 9

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(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the spreading of waste consisting of soil, rock, ash or sludge, or of waste from dredging any inland waters or arising from construction or demolition work, on any land in connection with the reclamation or improvement of that land if—

(a)

by reason of industrial or other development the land is incapable of beneficial use without treatment;

(b)

the spreading is carried out in accordance with a planning permission for the reclamation or improvement of the land and results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement; and

(c)

no more than 20,000 cubic metres per hectare of such waste is spread on the land.

(2)

The storage, at the place where it is to be spread, of any such waste which is intended to be spread in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1) above.

(3)

Sub-paragraph (1) above does not apply to the disposal of waste at a site designed or adapted for the final disposal of waste by landfill.