Regulation 2 Amendment of the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998

(1)

The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998^f1 (“the 1998 Regulations”) are amended in their application to Wales in accordance with the following paragraphs—

(2)

In regulation 2(interpretation) in the definition of “nitrate vulnerable zone” there are inserted the words “or 3B” immediately after “regulation 3”

(3)

In regulation 8(1) (offences) —

(i)

for “level 5 on the standard scale” there is substituted “the statutory maximum”; and

(ii)

the words “not exceeding the statutory maximum” are omitted immediately after the word “fine” where it appears for the second time.

(4)

In the Schedule

(i)

in paragraph 9 after subparagraph (2) there is inserted the following

“(3)

Subparagraph (2)(b)(i) shall have effect in relation to all nitrate vulnerable zones in Wales except Dyserth and Trelech as if “2006” were substituted for “2002””;

(ii)

for paragraph 15 there is substituted

“15.

Any record of an event made for the purposes of paragraph 14 shall be retained for a period of 5 years after that event.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: SI 1998/1202.