Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 276 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Protected area Fertilizers/nutrients Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Freshwater pollution Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters 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 July 2002. Abstract These Regulations further implement in Scotland the requirements of Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. The objective of the Directive is to ensure that measures are taken to reduce and prevent nitrate pollution from agricultural sources. It provides a framework for action to reduce nitrate levels in the catchments of rivers and groundwater sources affected by such pollution, and to reduce eutrophication of freshwater bodies, estuaries, and coastal waters. Regulation 3 designates further nitrate vulnerable zones. Regulation 4 makes provision for maps of nitrate vulnerable zones to be available for public inspection. Regulation 5 provides that the Code of Good Practice for the Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agricultural Activity Nitrogen and Phosphorous Supplement is the code of practice established for the purposes of Article 4 of the Directive. Regulation 6 makes consequential amendments to the Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996. Regulation 7 revokes the provisions of the 1996 Regulations which designate two nitrate vulnerable zones in Scotland. These nitrate vulnerable zones have been subsumed in the areas designated by these Regulations. 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 Amends Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1564 (S. 137) of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Marine pollution, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning, Water conservation zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 96 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Protected area, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 373 of 2014). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014 Keyword: Protected area, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Freshwater pollution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX