Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Landfill (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 179 of 2007).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Waste disposal Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Monitoring Offences/penalties Waste management
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Landfill Regulations to create an offence if the operator of a landfill continuing to take agricultural waste and/or mines or quarries waste contravenes the requirements to submit a conditioning plan for that site to the Department, to submit such reports in connection with the closure of the landfill as may be required by notice in writing, fails to comply with and observe such conditions as are specified in a notice served in relation to the closure of a landfill or does not comply with the obligations imposed on the operator of any landfill which is for the time being classified as a landfill for hazardous waste pending determination of an application made pursuant to Schedule 4 of those Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1975

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Waste prevention, Polluter pays principle, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 496 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX