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

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Action programmes

6.—(1) The Departments shall, for the purposes of achieving the Objectives, by Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, make provision establishing action programmes in respect of nitrate vulnerable zones.

(2) An action programme may relate to more than one nitrate vulnerable zone, and different action programmes may be established in respect of different nitrate vulnerable zones or parts of zones.

(3) An action programme shall be established in respect of a nitrate vulnerable zone designated in accordance with regulation 3(3) not later than one year after the designation of that zone.

(4) An action programme shall be implemented in the case of a nitrate vulnerable zone falling within paragraph (3), within 4 years of its establishment.

(5) The Department shall draw up and implement suitable monitoring programmes to assess the effectiveness of action programmes.

(6) The Departments shall, at least every 4 years, review and if necessary revise the action programmes, including any additional measures taken pursuant to regulation 7(2).

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