# The Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 3: Designation of competent authorities

Extent: N.I.

The Department is designated as the competent authority for the purposes of the Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, and for the purposes of Directive 2004/107/EC relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/188/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/air-quality-standards-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-3
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