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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introductory

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Air quality

    1. CHAPTER 1 Introductory

      1. 3.Interpretation of Part 2: general

      2. 4.Meaning of appropriate authority

    2. CHAPTER 2 Retention of functions from Directive 2004/42/CE

      1. 5.Power to specify format for monitoring data

      2. 6.Power to update in light of technical progress

    3. CHAPTER 3 Retention of functions from Directive 2008/50/EC

      1. 7.Power to amend non-essential elements

    4. CHAPTER 4 Retention of functions from Directive 2010/75/EU

      1. 8.Power to update in light of scientific and technical progress

      2. 9.Power to specify rules for determining start-up and shut-down periods

      3. 10.Power to specify reporting requirements

    5. CHAPTER 5 Retention of functions from Directive 2015/2193/EU

      1. 11.Power to update in light of scientific and technical progress

    6. CHAPTER 6 Retention of functions from Directive 2016/2284/EU

      1. 12.Power to specify detailed rules for the purposes of derogations and the format of the national air pollution control programmes

      2. 13.Power to update in light of scientific and technical progress

      3. 14.Procedure for regulations under Chapter 6

    7. CHAPTER 7 Consultation

      1. 15.Consultation

  4. PART 3 Environmental noise

    1. 16.Retention of function from Directive 2002/49/EC: power to update in light of scientific and technical progress

  5. PART 4 Infrastructure for spatial information: INSPIRE

    1. CHAPTER 1 Introductory

      1. 17.Interpretation of Part 4: general

      2. 18.Meaning of appropriate authority

    2. CHAPTER 2 Retention of functions from Directive 2007/2/EC

      1. 19.Power to make provision in relation to metadata for spatial data sets and services

      2. 20.Power to make provision in relation to interoperability and harmonisation of spatial data sets and services

      3. 21.Power to make provision in relation to network services for spatial data sets and services

      4. 22.Power to make provision in relation to monitoring and reporting of infrastructures for spatial information

  6. PART 5 Marine strategy

    1. 23.Retention of functions from Directive 2008/56/EC

  7. PART 6 Water quality

    1. CHAPTER 1 Introductory

      1. 24.Interpretation of Part 6: general

      2. 25.Meaning of appropriate authority

      3. 26.Meaning of appropriate agency

    2. CHAPTER 2 Retention of functions from the Water Framework Directive

      1. 27.Power to make provision in relation to the economic analysis for river basin districts

      2. 28.Power to make provision in relation to monitoring of water quality

    3. CHAPTER 3 Retention of functions from the Groundwater Directive

      1. 29.Power to make provision in relation to groundwater threshold values

      2. 30.Power to make provision in relation to the procedure for assessing groundwater chemical status

      3. 31.Power to make provision in relation to upward trends in groundwater pollutants

    4. CHAPTER 4 Retention of functions from the EQS Directive

      1. 32.Power to amend the watch list of substances

      2. 33.Power to make provision in relation to environmental quality standards for certain metals

    5. CHAPTER 5 Retention of functions from the Bathing Water Directive

      1. 34.Power to specify symbols about bathing waters

      2. 35.Power to specify reference methods of analysis for microbiological methods

      3. 36.Power to make provision in relation to handling of samples

    6. CHAPTER 6 Retention of functions from the Drinking Water Directive

      1. 37.Power to make provision in relation to monitoring of drinking water

    7. CHAPTER 7 Retention of functions from the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

      1. 38.Interpretation of Chapter 7

      2. 39.Power to make provision in relation to requirements of collecting systems

      3. 40.Power to make provision in relation to requirements for discharges from urban waste water treatment plants

      4. 41.Power to make provision in relation to requirements for discharges of industrial waste water

    8. CHAPTER 8 Retention of functions from the Nitrates Directive

      1. 42.Power to specify the criteria for identifying waters

      2. 43.Power to make provision about action programmes

      3. 44.Power to make provision in relation to reference methods of measurement for nitrate concentration

    9. CHAPTER 9 Retention of functions from the Sewage Sludge Directive

      1. 45.Power to make provision about the criteria for testing of sludge and agricultural soil

    10. CHAPTER 10 Consultation

      1. 46.Requirement to consult

  8. PART 7 Regulations

    1. 47.Procedure

    2. 48.Power to make consequential etc. provision

  9. Signature

  10. Explanatory Note