Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 1559 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2002 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 31 August 2002. Abstract These Regulations set out a pollution control regime for landfills for the purpose of implementing Council Directive 99/31/EC on the landfill of waste in England and Wales. Subject to exclusions and inclusions set out in article 3, for the purposes of this regulation, a landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land. Part II deals with conditions to be included in landfill permits. Regulation 7 requires the Environment Agency to classify landfills as for hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste or inert waste. Regulation 8 sets out the requirements for conditions to be incorporated in landfill permits. These include conditions for ensuring compliance by landfill operators with the relevant requirements of these Regulations which are set out in remaining regulations in this Part and Schedules 1 (waste acceptance criteria), 2 (general requirements) and 3 (monitoring procedures). Regulation 16 provides for closure notices which may be used by the Environment Agency to initiate closure of landfills. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Chapter 24). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 (2020) Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Waste management, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends 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 Amended by Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1375 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Offences/penalties, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 894 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 (W.S.I. No. 1806 (W.138) of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX