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2015 No. 668

Agriculture, England

Water, England

The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015

Made

9th March 2015

Laid before Parliament

12th March 2015

Coming into force

1st May 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1), being designated(2) in relation to the environment, having taken into account available scientific and technical data, mainly with reference to the respective nitrogen contributions originating from agricultural and other sources, and the environmental conditions of the nitrate vulnerable zones in England as required by Article 5(3) of Council Directive 91/676/EEC (concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources)(3) makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) and by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51).

(3)

OJ No. L 375, 31.12.1991, p.1

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