# The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations–
“farm” means farm or livestock unit, and those expressions have same meaning as 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 any area designated as a nitrate vulnerable zone by regulation 3(1) of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 and regulation 3 of the Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2002 ;
“occupier” means a person who occupies a farm all or part of which is in a nitrate vulnerable zone and for the purposes of these Regulations the occupier of a farm shall not cease to be the occupier of the whole of the farm by reason of another agricultural producer using part of the farm;
“the action programme” means the action programme set out in the Schedule to these Regulations;
“the 1998 Regulations” means the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/51/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-2003/regulation-2
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