Conditions to be included in landfill permits
8.—(1) A landfill permit shall include conditions specifying the list of defined types, and the total quantity, of waste authorised to be deposited in the landfill.
(2) A landfill permit shall also include appropriate conditions—
(a)specifying requirements for—
(i)preparations for, and the carrying out of, landfilling operations;
(ii)monitoring and control procedures, including contingency plans;
(b)ensuring that the financial provision required by regulation 4(3)(b)(1) of the 2000 Regulations is maintained until the permit is surrendered in accordance with those Regulations;
(c)ensuring that the landfill is operated in such a manner that the necessary measures are taken to prevent accidents and to limit their consequences; and
(d)requiring the operator to report at least annually to the Environment Agency on—
(i)the types and quantities of waste disposed of; and
(ii)the results of the monitoring programme required by regulations 14 and 15.
(3) A landfill permit shall also include—
(a)appropriate conditions for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the following provisions of these Regulations—
(i)Schedule 2 (general requirements for all landfills);
(ii)regulation 9 (prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills);
(iii)regulation 10 (waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill);
(iv)regulation 11 (costs of disposal of waste in landfills);
(v)regulation 12 (waste acceptance procedures);
(vi)regulation 13 (initial site inspections by Environment Agency);
(vii)regulation 14 (control and monitoring of operational landfill sites);
(viii)regulation 15 (closure and after-care procedures for landfills); and
(b)such other conditions as appear appropriate to the Environment Agency, including in particular conditions giving effect to—
(i)any requirement imposed by Community or national legislation; and
(ii)in the case of landfills falling within paragraph (a) of Part A(1) of Section 5.2 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Regulations, the principle that energy should be used efficiently.
(4) The provisions of these Regulations mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) above shall impose obligations directly on an operator of a landfill (rather than through the conditions of a landfill permit) only to the extent specified in paragraph 3(3) to (5) of Schedule 4.
See paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to these Regulations.