Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Air Quality Limit Values Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 94) (the “2002 Regulations”) and the Air Quality (Ozone) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003 No. 240) (the “2003 Regulations”).

The Regulations amend the 2002 Regulations and the 2003 Regulations for the purpose of implementing Article 2 of Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment^f1.

Regulation 4 adds an alternative method for the sampling and measurement of PM₁₀ to bring it in line with the methods provided for in Council Directive 99/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air^f2.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: O.J. No. L156, 25.6.2003, p. 17
f2: O.J. No. L163, 29.6.1999, p. 41, amended by Commission Decision 2001/744/EC, O.J. No. L278, 23.10.2001, p. 35