Citation, commencement and extentS

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002, and shall come into force on 1st July 2002.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

InterpretationS

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

• “code of good agricultural practice” means those parts of the Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity [F1which are aimed at reducing pollution by nitrates and which was issued by the Scottish Ministers on 11th March 2005, having been approved by virtue of the Water (Prevention of Pollution) (Code of Practice) (Scotland) Order 2005];

• F2...

• “the 1991 Directive” means Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources M2;

• “ the 1996 Regulations” means the Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland ) Regulations 1996 M3;

• F2...

and any expressions used in the 1991 Directive have the same meaning as in that Directive.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations, and any reference in these Regulations to a numbered Article is to the Article so numbered in the 1991 Directive.

Nitrate vulnerable zonesS

F33.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Publication of mapsS

F44.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Codes of good agricultural practiceS

5.  The code of good agricultural practice shall have effect as the code of good agricultural practice established for the purposes of Article 4 of the Directive.

Amendment of the 1996 RegulationsS

6.—(1) The 1996 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a)for the definition of “code of good agricultural practice M4” there is substituted–

““code of good agricultural practice” means those parts of the Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity Nitrogen and Phosphorous Supplement published in 2001 by the Scottish Executive which are aimed at reducing pollution by nitrates”;

(b)the definition of “first nitrate vulnerable zone M5” is omitted; and

F5(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) In regulation 6 (action programmes)–

(a)in paragraph (3) M6 the words “Subject to paragraph (3A) below,” are omitted;

(b)paragraph (3A) M7 is omitted; and

(c)for paragraph (4), there is substituted–

“(4) An action programme shall be implemented within four years of its establishment.”.

Revocations and savings provisionS

7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), regulation 3(1) of and Schedule 4 to the 1996 Regulations M8 are hereby revoked.

(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of regulation 3(1) of and Schedule 4 to the 1996 Regulations, the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998 M9 shall continue to apply to the area of land specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 1996 Regulations.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)