Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 3 of 1999). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Fertilizers/nutrients Farming Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Coming into force on 1 March 1999. Abstract Regulation 2(3) replaces existing regulation 3 of the 1996 Regulations with a new regulation setting out the duty in the Directive to identify nitrate polluted waters and to designate as nitrate vulnerable zones all known areas of land which drain into the identified waters and contribute to the nitrate pollution. The designation of nitrate vulnerable zones has to be reviewed every 4 years and revised and added to if necessary. To avoid having to amend regulation 3 every time there is a review n Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 217 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Pollution control, Fertilizers/nutrients, Soil pollution/quality, Monitoring, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX