The Air Quality Limit Values Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

1Citation and commencement

2Definitions and interpretation

3Duty to ensure that ambient air quality is improved

4Assessment of ambient air quality

5Classification of zones

6Review of classifications

7Method of assessment of ambient air quality

9Action to be taken where limit values are exceeded

10Zones where the levels are lower than the limit value

11Public information

12Revocation of Air Quality Standards Regulations (NI) 1990

SCHEDULE 1Limit Values, Margins of Tolerance etc.

PART ISULPHUR DIOXIDE

1.1Limit values for sulphur dioxide

1.2Alert threshold for sulphur dioxide

1.3Minimum details to be made available to the public when the alert threshold for sulphur dioxide is exceeded

PART IINITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO₂) AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NO_x)

2.1Limit values for nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen

2.2Alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide

2.3Minimum details to be made available to the public when the alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide is exceeded

PART IIIPARTICULATE MATTER (PM₁₀)

SCHEDULE 2Upper and Lower Assessment Thresholds and Exceedances.

PART IUPPER AND LOWER ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS

PART IIDETERMINATION OF EXCEEDANCES OF UPPER AND LOWER AND LOWER ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS

SCHEDULE 3Location of Sampling Points for the Measurement of Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen, Particulate Matter and Lead in Ambient Air.

PART IMACROSCALE SITING

PART IIMICROSCALE SITING

PART IIIDOCUMENTATION AND REVIEW OF SITE SELECTION

SCHEDULE 4Criteria for Determining Minimum Numbers of Sampling Points for Fixed Measurement of Concentrations of Relevant Pollutants in Ambient Air.

PART IMINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENT TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND ALERT THRESHOLDS IN ZONES AND AGGLOMERATIONS WHERE FIXED MEASUREMENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION

PART IIMINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF ECOSYSTEMS OR VEGETATION IN ZONES OTHER THAN AGGLOMERATIONS

SCHEDULE 5Data-quality Objectives and Compilation of Results of Air-quality Assessment.

PART IDATA-QUALITY OBJECTIVES

PART IIRESULTS OF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT

SCHEDULE 6Reference Methods for Assessment of Concentrations of Sulphur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen, Particulate Matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2·5) and Lead.

PART IREFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE

PART IIREFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN

PART IIIAREFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING OF LEAD

PART IIIBREFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LEAD

PART IVREFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT OF PM₁₀

SCHEDULE 7Information to be included in the Plan or Programme for Improvement of Air Quality.

1Localization of excess pollution

2General information

3Responsible authorities

4Nature and assessment of pollution

5Origin of pollution

6Analysis of the situation

7Details of those measures or projects for improvement which existed prior to 21st November 1996 i.e.

8Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view to reducing pollution following 21st November 1996

9Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched for the long term.

10List of the publications, documents, work etc. used to supplement information requested in this Schedule.

2002 No. 94

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Air Quality Limit Values Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made8th March 2002

Coming into operation1st May 2002

The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures relating to the control of pollution in ambient air, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: