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Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 217 of 1996).

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Regulations relative to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water. For the purpose of the designation and revision of designations of nitrate vulnerable zones, the Department of the Environment shall monitor at least every 4 years the nitrate concentration in freshwaters over a period of 1 year: (i) at surface water sampling stations laid down in article 5(4) of Directive 75/440/EEC or at other sampling stations which are representative of surface water
Title
Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 217 of 1996).
Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
1996
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
fertilizer
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Northern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/uk28950.htm
Link to full text
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Implements
Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.