Landfill (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
These Regulations amend the Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002 for the purpose of implementing Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to Article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC. They also make provision in respect of the implementation of the Landfill Directive.
The regulations set out a pollution control regime for landfills including the conditions to be included in a landfill Environmental Permit. It also requires the Environment Agency to classify landfills into:
The regulations also ensure that all landfills covered by the Regulations are Part A(1) installations and therefore require an Environmental Permit[1] [2].