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 2003 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 Chief Inspector 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 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 the Chief Inspector);
(vii)regulation 14 (Control and monitoring of operational landfills);
(viii)regulation 15 (Closure and after-care procedures for landfills); and
(b)such other conditions as appear appropriate to the Chief Inspector, 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 of section 5.2 in Part I of Schedule 1 to the 2003 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 paragraphs 1(14) and 3(3) to (5) of Schedule 4.
See paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 5 to these Regulations