Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2003/208 United Kingdom

The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003

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s.011 Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills Regulated
  • Do not accept prohibited wastes at your landfillOperator
s.012 Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill Regulated
  • Accept only permitted waste in your landfill according to its class and treatment requirementsOperator
s.013 Costs of disposal of waste in landfill Regulated
  • Set waste disposal charges to cover all landfill costsOperator
s.014 Waste acceptance procedures Regulated
  • Follow waste acceptance procedures for waste deliveriesOperator
s.015 Initial site inspections by SEPA Regulated
  • Do not commence landfill operations before SEPA inspectionOperator
s.016 Control and monitoring of operational landfill sites Regulated
  • Monitor landfill site, report adverse environmental effects and submit annual monitoring results to SEPAOperator
s.017 Closure and after care procedures for landfills Regulated
  • Follow closure and after-care procedures for your landfill siteOperator
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and extent
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Application of regulations
s.004 Cases where regulations do not apply
s.005 Location
s.006 Exemptions from certain provisions of regulations
s.007 List of sites
s.008 Extension of categories of landfill subject to the
s.009 Classification of landfills
s.010 Conditions to be included in landfill permits
s.018 Closure Notices
s.019 Offences
s.020 Transitional Provisions
s.021 Amendments
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste Regulated
  • Only accept inert waste that is listed or meets the definitionOperator
s.sch003 Location Regulated
  • Ensure landfill location meets environmental and safety requirementsOperator
s.sch003 Protection of soil and water and leachate collection and sealing systems Regulated
  • Design and operate landfill with barriers and leachate controlOperator
s.sch004 Emission data: water, leachate and gas control Regulated
  • Monitor leachate, surface water and gas emissions at your landfillOperator
s.sch004 Protection of groundwater : Sampling Regulated
  • Sample groundwater at specified locations before and during landfill operationsOperator
s.sch004 Protection of groundwater : Monitoring Regulated
  • Monitor groundwater in accordance with the landfill permit conditionsOperator
s.sch004 Topography of the site: data on the landfill body Regulated
  • Monitor landfill site topography and settling behaviourOperator
s.sch005 Existing landfills : transitional provisions Regulated
  • Submit a conditioning plan to SEPA for your existing landfillOperator
s.sch005 (1) The following provisions of these Regulations impose obligations directly... Regulated
  • Comply with waste acceptance rules for hazardous waste landfillsOperator
17 other schedules
s.sch002 Criteria for acceptance of waste which apply to all kinds of landfill
s.sch002 Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste
s.sch002 Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste
s.sch003 Water control and leachate management
s.sch003 Gas control
s.sch003 Nuisances and hazards
s.sch003 Stability
s.sch003 Site security
s.sch004 Application of this Schedule
s.sch004 Protection of groundwater :Trigger levels
s.sch005 (1) Paragraph 1 does not apply to a landfill if–...
s.sch005 (1) This paragraph shall apply to any landfill if –...
s.sch006 Amendment to the Environment Act 1995
s.sch006 An application for a landfill permit under regulation 7 relating...
s.sch006 Amendment to the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
s.sch006 Amendment to the 2000 Regulations
s.sch006 The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994

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