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The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015
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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).
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OJ No. L 375, 31.12.1991, p.1
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