This Scottish Statutory Instrument supersedes S.S.I. 2003/208 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
Scottish Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 235
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (revoked)
Regulations revoked (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 2 (with sch. 23)
Made 10th April 2003
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

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PART I PRELIMINARY

Citation, commencement and extent
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application of regulations
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cases where regulations do not apply
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Location
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exemptions from certain provisions of regulations
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of sites
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extension of categories of landfill subject to the 2000 Regulations etc.
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART II LANDFILL PERMITS

Classification of landfills
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conditions to be included in landfill permits
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Permits relating to storage of metallic mercury
10A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition of acceptance of certain wastes at landfills
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waste which may be accepted in the different classes of landfill
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Costs of disposal of waste in landfill
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Waste acceptance procedures
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Initial site inspections by SEPA
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Control and monitoring of operational landfill sites
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Closure and after care procedures for landfills
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Closure Notices
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART III MISCELLANEOUS

Offences
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional Provisions
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amendments
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE 1 PROVISIONS OF THESE REGULATIONS FROM WHICH LANDFILLS FALLING WITH REGULATION 6 ARE EXEMPT
Regulation 6

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SCHEDULE 2 WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
Regulations 2 and 12

Criteria for acceptance of waste which apply to all kinds of landfill
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LANDFILLS
Regulations 5 and 10(3)(a)(i)

Location
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Water control and leachate management
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Protection of soil and water and leachate collection and sealing systems
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gas control
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nuisances and hazards
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stability
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Site security
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Temporary storage of metallic mercury
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 4 MINIMUM MONITORING PROCEDURES FOR LANDFILLS
Regulations 16(2) and 17(5)(c)

Application of this Schedule
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Emission data: water, leachate and gas control
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Protection of groundwater : Sampling
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Protection of groundwater : Monitoring
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Protection of groundwater :Trigger levels
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Topography of the site: data on the landfill body
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specific requirements for metallic mercury
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 5 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Regulation 20

Existing landfills : transitional provisions
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SCHEDULE 6 AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LEGISLATION
Regulation 21

Amendment to the Environment Act 1995
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Amendment to the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amendment to the 2000 Regulations
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
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