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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
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  "number": "9",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 3, the treatment of waste –\n(a) identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 3 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table, on land used for agriculture where such treatment results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement; or\n(b) listed in Part I of Table 3 and identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 3 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table for the treatment of –\n(i) operational land of a railway, light railway, or any Government Department; or\n(ii) land which is a forest, woodland, park, garden, verge, bank of an inland waterway, landscaped area, sports ground, recreation ground, churchyard or cemetery,\nwhere the land in question is not used for agriculture and such treatment results in ecological improvement.\n(2) The storage, in a secure container, lagoon or place, at the place where it is to be treated, of not more than 1000 cubic metres of waste intended to be used in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1), provided that the waste is not stored at a distance less than –\n(a) 10 metres from any waterway;\n(b) 50 metres from any spring or well, or from any borehole not used for a public water supply; or\n(c) 250 metres from any borehole used for a public water supply.\n(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) apply only if –\n(a) no more than 250 tonnes or, in the case of dredgings from inland waters, 5,000 tonnes of waste per hectare are spread on the land in any period of twelve months; ...\n(b) in the case of blood and gut contents, the waste has been treated in accordance with the Community Regulation ; and\n(c) where the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 applies treatment shall be carried out in accordance with those Regulations.\n(4) ... For the purposes of this paragraph, waste is subject to treatment only when it is spread on land or is injected or otherwise introduced into the surface of that land.\nTable 3\nEWC Code\nTypes of Waste\nLimitation\nPART I\nWastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)\n02 01 03\nPlant-tissue waste\nWastes from sugar processing (02 04)\n02 04 01\nSoil from cleaning and washing beet\nWastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture (03 01)\n03 01 01\nWaste bark and cork\n03 01 05\nSawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board or veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04\nExcept whole wood, particle board and plastic veneer\nWastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)\n03 03 01\nWaste bark and wood\nSoil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)\n17 05 04\nSoil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03\nWastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes (19 05)\n19 05 03\nOff-specification compost\nConsisting only of biodegradable waste\nGarden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20 02)\n20 02 01\nBiodegradable waste\n20 02 02\nSoil and stones\nPART II\nWastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)\n02 01 99\nWaste not otherwise specified\nStraw, wood or paper-based bedding waste, slurry or dirty water from stables, zoos, animal parks or livestock markets only\nWastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin (02 02)\n02 02 04\nSludges from on-site effluent treatment\nFollowing ‘conventional treatment’ or ‘enhanced treatment’\nWastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production; molasses preparation and fermentation (02 03)\n02 03 01 to 02 03 05\nAll types within 02 03 01 to 02 03 05\nWastes from sugar processing (02 04)\n02 04 01 to 02 04 03\nAll types within 02 04 01 to 02 04 03\nWastes from the dairy products industry (02 05)\n02 05 01 to 02 05 02\nAll types within 02 05 01 to 02 05 02\nWastes from the baking and confectionery industry (02 06)\n02 06 01 to 02 06 03\nAll types within 02 06 01 to 02 06 03\nWastes from the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (except coffee, tea and cocoa) (02 07)\n02 07 01 to 02 07 05\nAll types within 02 07 01 to 02 07 05\nWastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)\n03 03 05\nDe-inking sludges from paper recycling\n03 03 09\nLime mud waste\n03 03 99\nWaste not elsewhere specified\nDe-inked paper pulp from paper recycling\nWastes from the leather and fur industry (04 01)\n04 01 07\nSludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment free of chromium\nWastes from the textile industry (04 02)\n04 02 10\nOrganic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)\n04 02 15\nWastes from finishing other than those mentioned in 04 02 14\n04 02 20\nSludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19\n04 02 21\nWastes from unprocessed textile fibres\n04 02 22\nWastes from processed textile fibres\nWastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster, and articles and products made from them (10 13)\n10 13 04\nWastes from calcination and hydration of lime\nSoil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)\n17 05 06\nDredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05\nWastes from anaerobic treatment of waste (19 06)\n19 06 03\nLiquor from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste\n19 06 04\nDigestate from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste\n19 06 05\nLiquor from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste\n19 06 06\nDigestate from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste\nWastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or for industrial use (19 09)\n19 09 02\nSludges from water clarification",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(3)(a) omitted (31.7.2006) by The Waste Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/280), regs. 1(1), 16(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(3)(c) and word inserted (31.7.2006) by The Waste Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/280), regs. 1(1), 16(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(3)(c) substituted (1.1.2007) by The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/489), regs. 1, 29(2)(a) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(3)(c) substituted (11.4.2019) by The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/81), regs. 1(1), 37(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9(4) omitted (31.7.2006) by The Waste Management Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/280), regs. 1(1), 16(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 9 Table 3 substituted (30.12.2011) by The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/403), regs. 1(1), 3(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 19.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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