Landfill Tax - Chapter III of the Finance Act 1996. Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Environmental fees/charges Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract A tax, to be known as landfill tax, shall be charged in accordance with this Part. The tax shall be under the care and management of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. Tax shall be charged on a taxable disposal. A disposal is a taxable disposal if: (a) it is a disposal of material as waste; (b) it is made by way of landfill; and (c) it is made at a landfill site as defined in section 66. A disposal is made at a landfill site if the land on or under which it is made constitutes or falls within land, which is a landfill site at the time of the disposal. The person liable to pay tax charged on a taxable disposal is the landfill site operator. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implemented by Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1527 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Landfill Tax (Contaminated Land) Order 1996 (No. 1529 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 46 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Pollution control, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX