Control of Asbestos in Water (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 602 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Hazardous substances Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Monitoring Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Control of Asbestos in Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 which require the Department of the Environment to reduce and prevent, as far as reasonably practicable, emissions of asbestos into the aquatic environment. The amendment (new regulation 4A) requires the Department to monitor, in conformity with procedures and methods described in the Annex to Directive 87/217, at regular intervals any discharge into the aquatic environment which may contain asbestos. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Control of Asbestos in Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (S.R. No. 93 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Waste management, Hazardous substances, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX