Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1375 of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Waste disposal Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Offences/penalties Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Enters into force on 15 June 2004 and 16 July 2005. Abstract These Regulations amend the regulatory regime governing landfills in England and Wales for the purpose of implementing Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste. The Decision supplements the requirements of the Directive by specifying detailed criteria and procedures for acceptance of waste for each class of landfill. These Regulations replace the existing waste acceptance criteria and waste acceptance procedures in the 2002 Regulations with those contained in the Decision with effect from 16 July 2005. They also make some minor amendments to the 2002 Regulations and the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000. Regulations 5 and 6 and Schedule 1 put in place the new waste acceptance criteria and procedures by amending relevant regulations of the 2002 Regulations and substituting a new Schedule 1. Regulations 7, 8 and 9 make some minor amendments, in particular to the transitional regime. Existing landfills which are required to apply for a new permit to bring their operations into compliance with the Regulations, must close if the application is unsuccessful for some reason. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 1559 of 2002). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 1873 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Waste management, Pollution control, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Freshwater pollution, Water quality standards, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 1640 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX