The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 No. 77 (W. 20)

PART 1 E+W Introduction

Transitional measures for holdings not previously in a nitrate vulnerable zone E+W

2.  In a holding or part of a holding that was not previously situated within a nitrate vulnerable zone as shown on the relevant map marked “Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Index Map 2013”(1) [F1 (the “NVZ index map”)]—

[F2 (a) regulations 5 to 11, 15, 23, 27, 33 to 35, and 37 to 43 do not apply until 1 January 2023,

(b) regulations 4 and 36 do not apply until [F3 1 January 2024] [F4 however, regulation 4 does not apply to qualifying grassland holdings until 1 January 2025], and

(c) regulations 17 to 21, 25, 26, and 28 to 31 do not apply until 1 August 2024.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2 inserted (31.12.2022) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1305), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)

F2 Reg. 2(a)-(c) substituted for reg. 2(a)(b) (31.12.2022) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1305), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

F3 Words in reg. 2(b) substituted (31.10.2023) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1070), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

F4 Words in reg. 2(b) inserted (31.12.2023) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1393), regs. 1, 3

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)

(1)

Under regulation 7(3) of the Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2506) (W. 245) such a map was required to be deposited at the offices of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. The map can be viewed at http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/NitrateVulnerableZonesNVZ/?lang=en and at the offices of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.