# The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations–
“farm” includes livestock unit, and has the same meaning which it has in Annex III, paragraph 2 of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources;
“nitrate vulnerable zone” means the area designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone in accordance with regulation 3 of the Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996;
“the Committee” means the Hill Farming Advisory Committee constituted under section 32 of the Hill Farming Act 1946;
“SEPA” means the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2927/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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