The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Nitrate vulnerable zones

5. 4. Monitoring

6. 5. Code of good agricultural practice

7. 6. Action programmes

8. 7. Contents of action programmes

9. 8. Transfrontier consultation

10. 9. Appeals

11. 10. Amendment of the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

12. 11. Revocation

13. Signature

14. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       NITRATE VULNERABLE ZONES

       1. PART 1

       2. PART 2

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING WATERS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 3(1)

       1. 1. Waters referred to in regulation 3(1) shall be identified making...

       2. 2. In applying these criteria, the Departments shall also take account...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REFERENCE METHODS OF MEASUREMENT

       1. Chemical Fertilizer

       2. Freshwaters, coastal waters and marine waters

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       CODE OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE

       1. 1. A code of good agricultural practice established pursuant to regulation...

       2. 2. A code of good agricultural practice established pursuant to regulation...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN ACTION PROGRAMMES

       1. 1. An action programme shall include rules relating to—

       2. 2. These rules shall ensure that, for each farm or livestock...

       3. 3. The amounts referred to in paragraph 2 may be calculated...

15. Explanatory Note