Landfill (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 161 of 2013).

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

The Regulations amend the Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 so as to implement Council Directive 2011/97/EU, which amends Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste as regards specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury. They allow the temporary storage of metallic mercury as waste for more than 12 months. They also amend the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 to bring sites used for the temporary storage of metallic mercury within the scope of those Regulations.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

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

Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 93 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Hazards, Land-use planning, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Access-to-information, Data collection/reporting, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX