Introductory text

AGRICULTURE

WATER, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 7th May 1998

Laid before Parliament 12th May 1998

Coming into force 19th December 1998

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, acting jointly as respects England and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, being Ministers designated^f1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972^f2 in relation to measures relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of pollution of water, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after 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 and Wales, hereby make the following Regulations: