Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 265 of 2007). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Air quality/air pollution Access-to-information Monitoring Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment Waste disposal Waste management Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement Community legislation on ambient air quality assessment and management, air pollution and air quality standards. They require the attainment of air quality standards in respect of the concentration of various pollutants in ambient air and designate the Department of the Environment as the competent authority for purposes of ambient air quality assessment and management. They define functions of the Department in relation to the attainment of standards and make provision for the assessment of concentrations of pollution, the monitoring and measurement of pollution, the information of the public and the production of an annual report for ozone. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements 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. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-justice, Governance, Public participation, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2002/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to ozone in ambient air Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Transboundary effects, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 188 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Access-to-information, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX