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The Air Quality Limit Values (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (revoked)

S.S.I. 2003/428 · Made 10 September 2003 · Extends to Scotland

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Made 10th September 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 11th September 2003

Coming into force 2nd October 2003

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Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (29.3.2007) by The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/182), regs. 1(1), 30(1)(a)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent Repealed
  2. 2Interpretation Repealed
  3. 3Designation of competent authority Repealed
  4. 4Duty to ensure that ambient air quality is improved Repealed
  5. 5Target values and long-term objectives for ozone Repealed
  6. 6Assessment of ambient air quality Repealed
  7. 7Classification of zones Repealed
  8. 8Review of classifications Repealed
  9. 9Method of assessment of ambient air quality Repealed
  10. 10Action plans Repealed
  11. 11Action to be taken where limit values are exceeded Repealed
  12. 12Programmes and measures to address ozone levels Repealed
  13. 13Zones where the levels are lower than the limit value Repealed
  14. 14Public information Repealed
  15. 15Information requirements Repealed
  16. 16Revocations and transitional provisions Repealed
  17. Signature
  18. Schedule 1: LIMIT VALUES, MARGINS OF TOLERANCE, INFORMATION AND ALERT THRESHOLDS Repealed
  19. Part I: SULPHUR DIOXIDE Repealed
  20. 1.1Limit values for sulphur dioxide Repealed
  21. 1.2Alert threshold for sulphur dioxide Repealed
  22. 1.3Minimum details to be made available to the public when the alert threshold for sulphur dioxide is exceeded Repealed
  23. Part II: NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN (NOx) Repealed
  24. 2.1Limit values for nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen Repealed
  25. 2.2Alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide Repealed
  26. 2.3Minimum details to be made available to the public when the alert threshold for nitrogen dioxide is exceeded Repealed
  27. IIIPARTICULATE MATTER (PM10) Repealed
  28. IVLEAD Repealed
  29. VBENZENE Repealed
  30. Part VI: CARBON MONOXIDE Repealed
  31. 6.1Paragraph 6.1 Repealed
  32. 6.2Paragraph 6.2 Repealed
  33. Part VII: OZONE Repealed
  34. 7.1Information and alert thresholds for ozone Repealed
  35. 7.2Minimum details to be supplied to the public when the information or alert threshold is exceeded or exceedance is predicted Repealed
  36. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  37. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  38. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  39. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  40. Schedule 2: TARGET VALUES AND LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES FOR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS IN AMBIENT AIR Repealed
  41. Part I: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION Repealed
  42. 1.1Paragraph 1.1 Repealed
  43. IITARGET VALUES FOR OZONE Repealed
  44. IIILONG-TERM OBJECTIVES FOR OZONE Repealed
  45. Schedule 3: UPPER AND LOWER ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS AND EXCEEDANCES Repealed
  46. Part I: UPPER AND LOWER ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS Repealed
  47. 1.1Paragraph 1.1 Repealed
  48. Part II: DETERMINATION OF EXCEEDANCES OF UPPER AND LOWER ASSESSMENT THRESHOLDS Repealed
  49. 2.1Paragraph 2.1 Repealed
  50. 2.2Paragraph 2.2 Repealed
  51. Schedule 4: LOCATION OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF RELEVANT POLLUTANTS AND OZONE IN AMBIENT AIR Repealed
  52. Paragraph Repealed
  53. Part I: MACROSCALE SITING Repealed
  54. 1.1Protection of human health Repealed
  55. 1.2Protection of ecosystems and vegetation Repealed
  56. 1.3Account should be taken of the need to assess air quality on islands. Repealed
  57. Part II: MACROSCALE SITING: OZONE Repealed
  58. Paragraph Repealed
  59. Part III: MICROSCALE SITING Repealed
  60. 3.1Paragraph 3.1 Repealed
  61. 3.2Paragraph 3.2 Repealed
  62. Part IV: DOCUMENTATION AND REVIEW OF SITE SELECTION Repealed
  63. 4.1Paragraph 4.1 Repealed
  64. 4.2Paragraph 4.2 Repealed
  65. Schedule 5: CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING MINIMUM NUMBERS OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENTS OF CONCENTRATIONS OF RELEVANT POLLUTANTS AND OZONE IN AMBIENT AIR Repealed
  66. Part I: RELEVANT POLLUTANTS: MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENT TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND ALERT THRESHOLDS IN ZONES WHERE FIXED MEASUREMENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION Repealed
  67. 1.1Diffuse sources Repealed
  68. 1.2Point sources Repealed
  69. Part II: RELEVANT POLLUTANTS: MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF ECOSYSTEMS OR VEGETATION IN ZONES OTHER THAN AGGLOMERATIONS Repealed
  70. Paragraph Repealed
  71. Paragraph Repealed
  72. IIIOZONE: MINIMUM NUMBER: OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT TO ASSESS AIR QUALITY IN VIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TARGET VALUES, LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES AND INFORMATION AND ALERT THRESHOLDS WHERE CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT IS THE SOLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION Repealed
  73. Part IV: OZONE: MINIMUM NUMBER OF SAMPLING POINTS FOR FIXED MEASUREMENTS FOR ZONES ATTAINING THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES Repealed
  74. 4.1Paragraph 4.1 Repealed
  75. Schedule 6: MEASUREMENTS OF OZONE PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES Repealed
  76. 1.1Objectives Repealed
  77. 1.2Substances Repealed
  78. 1.3Reference methods Repealed
  79. 1.4Siting Repealed
  80. Schedule 7: DATA-QUALITY OBJECTIVES AND COMPILATION OF RESULTS OF AIR-QUALITY ASSESSMENT Repealed
  81. Part I: RELEVANT POLLUTANTS : DATA-QUALITY OBJECTIVES Repealed
  82. 1.1Paragraph 1.1 Repealed
  83. 1.2Paragraph 1.2 Repealed
  84. 1.3Paragraph 1.3 Repealed
  85. 1.4Paragraph 1.4 Repealed
  86. 1.5Paragraph 1.5 Repealed
  87. 1.6Paragraph 1.6 Repealed
  88. 1.7Paragraph 1.7 Repealed
  89. 1.8Paragraph 1.8 Repealed
  90. 1.9Paragraph 1.9 Repealed
  91. 1.10Paragraph 1.10 Repealed
  92. Part II: RELEVANT POLLUTANTS: RESULTS OF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Repealed
  93. 2.1Paragraph 2.1 Repealed
  94. 2.2Paragraph 2.2 Repealed
  95. Part III: OZONE AND OZONE PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES: DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES Repealed
  96. 3.1Paragraph 3.1 Repealed
  97. 3.2Paragraph 3.2 Repealed
  98. 3.3Paragraph 3.3 Repealed
  99. 3.4Paragraph 3.4 Repealed
  100. 3.5Paragraph 3.5 Repealed
  101. 3.6Paragraph 3.6 Repealed
  102. Part IV: OZONE AND OZONE PRECURSOR SUBSTANCES: RESULTS OF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Repealed
  103. 4.1Paragraph 4.1 Repealed
  104. 4.2Paragraph 4.2 Repealed
  105. Schedule 8: REFERENCE METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF CONCENTRATIONS OF RELEVANT POLLUTANTS AND OZONE Repealed
  106. Part I: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE Repealed
  107. Paragraph Repealed
  108. Part II: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND OXIDES OF NITROGEN Repealed
  109. Paragraph Repealed
  110. Part IIIA: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING OF LEAD Repealed
  111. Paragraph Repealed
  112. Part IIIB: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF LEAD Repealed
  113. Paragraph Repealed
  114. Part IV: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT OF PM10 Repealed
  115. Paragraph Repealed
  116. Part V: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF BENZENE Repealed
  117. Paragraph Repealed
  118. Part VI: REFERENCE METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CARBON MONOXIDE Repealed
  119. Paragraph Repealed
  120. Part VII: REFERENCE METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF OZONE AND CALIBRATION OF OZONE INSTRUMENTS Repealed
  121. Paragraph Repealed
  122. Paragraph Repealed
  123. Schedule 9: INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN OR PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AIR QUALITY Repealed
  124. 1.1Localisation of excess pollution Repealed
  125. 1.2General information Repealed
  126. 1.3Responsible authorities Repealed
  127. 1.4Nature and assessment of pollution Repealed
  128. 1.5Origin of pollution Repealed
  129. 1.6Analysis of the situation Repealed
  130. 1.7Details of those measures or projects for improvement which existed prior to 21st November 1996 Repealed
  131. 1.8Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view to reducing pollution following 21st November 1996 Repealed
  132. 1.9Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched for the long term. Repealed
  133. 1.10List of the publications, documents, work etc. used to supplement information requested in this Schedule. Repealed
  134. Schedule 10: INFORMATION TO BE OBTAINED AND COLLATED ON OZONE CONCENTRATIONS, AND CRITERIA FOR AGGREGATING DATA AND CALCULATING STATISTICAL PARAMETERS Repealed
  135. Part I: INFORMATION ON OZONE CONCENTRATIONS Repealed
  136. 1.1Paragraph 1.1 Repealed
  137. 1.2Paragraph 1.2 Repealed
  138. 1.3Paragraph 1.3 Repealed
  139. Part II: CRITERIA FOR AGGREGATING DATA AND CALCULATING STATISTICAL PARAMETERS Repealed
  140. 2.1Paragraph 2.1 Repealed
  141. 2.2Paragraph 2.2 Repealed
  142. Explanatory note