Paragraph 19 - Waste for construction and other "relevant
work”
What the legislation says:
19. —(1) The storage on a site of any of the wastes listed in
Table 4B, if–
(a) the waste in question is suitable for use for the purposes
of relevant work which will be carried on at the site;
(b) in the case of waste which is not produced on the site, it
is not stored there for longer than 6 months; and
(c) no more than 50,000 tonnes of the waste is stored on the
site at any time.
Table 4B
| Codes* |
Types of waste |
|
Wastes from physical and chemical processing of
non-metalliferous minerals (01 04)
|
|
01 04 08
|
Waste gravel and crushed rocks**
|
|
01 04 09
|
Waste sand and clays
|
|
Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture,
forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)
|
|
02 01 99
|
Clean shells***
|
|
Wastes from sugar processing (02 04)
|
|
02 04 01
|
Soil from cleaning and washing beet
|
|
Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants
(except wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste
water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for
human consumption and water for industrial use ) (10
01)
|
|
10 01 01
|
Pulverised fuel ash***
|
|
10 01 99
|
Gypsum***
|
|
Wastes from the iron and steel industry (10
02)
|
|
10 02 02
|
Unprocessed slag
|
|
Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces (10
09)
|
|
10 09 03
|
Furnace slag
|
|
Waste from casting of non ferrous pieces (10
10)
|
|
10 10 03
|
Furnace slag
|
|
Wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles
and construction products (10 12)
|
|
10 12 08
|
Waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after
thermal processing)
|
|
Wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and
articles and products made from them (10 13)
|
|
10 13 14
|
Waste concrete and concrete sludge
|
|
End-of-life vehicles from different means of transport
(including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of
end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06
and 16 08) (16 01)
|
|
16 01 03
|
End-of-life tyres
|
|
Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics (17
01)
|
|
17 01 01
|
Concrete
|
|
17 01 02
|
Bricks
|
|
17 01 03
|
Tiles and ceramics
|
|
17 01 07
|
Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics**
|
|
Bituminous mixtures, coal tar and tarred products (17
03)
|
|
17 03 02
|
Road base and road planings***
|
|
Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites),
stones and dredging spoil (17 05)
|
|
17 05 04
|
Soil and stones***
|
|
17 05 06
|
Dredging spoil**
|
|
17 05 08
|
Track ballast**
|
|
Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste (19
01)
|
|
19 01 12
|
Bottom ash and slag**
|
|
Wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for
example sorting, crushing, compacting pelletising not otherwise
specified) (19 12)
|
|
19 12 09
|
Minerals (for example sand, stones)
|
|
Wastes from soil and groundwater remediation (19
13)
|
|
19 13 02
|
Solid waste from soil remediation**
|
|
Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20
02)
|
|
20 02 02
|
Soil and stones
|
* Codes referred to in the European Waste Catalogue.
** Wastes containing dangerous substances are not included.
*** The wastes listed do not include all of the wastes specified in
the European Waste Catalogue under the code referred to.
(2) The use of waste of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1) for
the purposes of relevant work if–
(a) the waste is suitable for use for those purposes;
(b) the waste is used to a depth not exceeding the dimensions of
the final cross sections shown on the plan submitted under
regulation 18(8) of these Regulations; and
(c) in the case of clean shells (within category 02 01 99 of the
European Waste Catalogue), the shells from shellfish processing are
treated in accordance with the Animal By Products (Scotland)
Regulations 2003 and Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 3rd October 2002 laying down
health rules concerning animal by products not intended for human
consumption.
(3) In this paragraph, "relevant work" means the use of
waste–
(a) for the construction, maintenance or improvement of–
(i) a building, road, railway, airport, dock or other transport
facility;
(ii) recreational facilities; or
(iii) drainage; or (b) for engineering works relating to or
adjacent to any part of the water environment, but does not include
work involving land reclamation.
(4) In sub paragraph 3(a), the reference to "drainage" is a
reference to drainage works within the meaning of the Land Drainage
(Scotland ) Act 1958
Registration Requirements:
Must be notified to SEPA using the appropriate form and
enclosing the correct fee.
Registration "expires" after 12 months unless a renewal notice
has been received and registered by SEPA. A renewal notice should
be submitted to SEPA at least 21 days before the registration is
due to "expire".
Notification Form:
Guidance: