Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 156 of 1999). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Fertilizers/nutrients Farming Soil pollution/quality Agricultural development Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 1 June, 1999. Abstract These Regulations establish an action programme for nitrate vulnerable zones, implementing the requirements to establish such a programme in Article 5 of Council Directive 91/676/EC concerning the protection of waters against pollution by nitrates from agricultural sources. Regulation 3 requires the occupier of a farm or livestock unit all or part of which is in a nitrate vulnerable zone to ensure that the action programme set out in the Schedule to the Regulations is implemented in relation to the farm or livestock unit or to that part of it which is in the nitrate vulnerable zone. These Regulations provide for monitoring of the action programme (reg. 6), for notices to be served requiring remedial action where there is, or has been, a contravention of the requirement in regulation 3 to ensure the action programme is implemented (reg. 4) and for a procedure to appeal against notices requiring remedial action (reg. 5). Breaches of regulations 3, 4 and 6 are made criminal offences (reg. 7). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. Legislation | European Union | 1991 (2008) Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Fertilizers/nutrients, Protection of environment, Farming, Agricultural development, Organic waste, Waste prevention, Waste management, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 489 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Farming, Soil pollution/quality, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural development, Fertilizers/nutrients, Transport/storage, Plant production, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX