The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2014

Revocation and minor amendments

This section has no associated Policy Notes

5.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996, omit the definition of “deposited map”.

(2) The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows—

(a)in regulation 2(a)(i) (amendment of the Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996), omit the definition of “deposited map”; and

(b)revoke regulation 3 (designation of Ythan Nitrate Vulnerable Zone).

(3) The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows—

(a)in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definitions of “deposited map” and “nitrate vulnerable zone”; and

(b)revoke regulation 3 (nitrate vulnerable zones), regulation 4 (publication of maps) and regulation 6(2)(c) (amendment of the 1996 Regulations).

(4) The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 are revoked.