Regulation 4 New Part 4 of Schedule 1

After Part 3 of Schedule 1 insert—

“PART 4

Documentation and review of site selection

1.

The Secretary of State must for all zones and agglomerations fully document the site-selection procedures and record information to support the network design and choice of location for all monitoring sites.

2.

The documentation must include compass-point photographs of the area surrounding monitoring sites and detailed maps.

3.

Where supplementary methods are used within a zone or agglomeration, the documentation must include details of these methods and information on how the criteria listed in Article 7(3) of Directive 2008/50/EC are met.

4.

The documentation must be updated as necessary and reviewed at least every 5 years, to ensure that selection criteria, network design and monitoring site locations remain valid and optimal over time.”.