Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2003
Northern Ireland
Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
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Schedules
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Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste
Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste
Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste
(1) The location of a landfill must take into consideration...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, appropriate...
(1) The landfill must be situated and designed so as...
(1) Appropriate measures must be taken in order to control...
(1) Measures must be taken to minimise the nuisances arising...
(1) The placement of waste must ensure stability of all...
(1) The landfill must be secured to prevent free access...
This Schedule sets out minimum procedures for monitoring to be...
(1) Samples of leachate or surface water (if present) must...
(1) The sampling measurements taken must be sufficient to provide...
(1) The monitoring of groundwater shall be carried out in...
(1) Significant adverse environmental effects, as referred to in regulations...
Existing landfills: transitional provisions
(1) Paragraph 1 does not apply to a landfill if...
(1) The Department shall by notice in writing served on...
(1) This paragraph shall apply to any landfill if –...
Further amendments to the 2003 Regulations
The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Application of regulations
Cases where regulations do not apply
Location
Extension of categories of landfill subject to the
Classification of landfills
Conditions to be included in landfill permits
Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills
Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill
Costs of disposal of waste in landfills
Waste acceptance procedures
Initial site inspections by the Chief Inspector
Control and monitoring of operational landfills
Closure and after-care procedures for landfills
Closure Notices
Offences
Transitional provisions
Consequential Amendments
Enforcement and responsible bodies
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Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Northern Ireland's environmental regulator. Part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Issues environmental permits, regulates waste and emissions, …
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Made under
Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 2002 Primary Act
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