# The Air Quality Standards (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, Regulation 3: Amendment of regulation 2 (definitions and interpretation)


In regulation 2(2), for the definition of—
(a) “the Directive”, substitute ““the Directive” means Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480 amending several annexes to Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules concerning reference methods, data validation and location of sampling points for the assessment of ambient air quality;”; and
(b) “Directive 2004/107/EC”, substitute ““Directive 2004/107/EC” means Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air, as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480 amending several annexes to Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules concerning reference methods, data validation and location of sampling points for the assessment of ambient air quality”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2017/2/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-standards-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/regulation-3
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