Pollution of Surface & Groundwater Legislation
Pollution of Surface Waters and Groundwater Legislation
Important notice
Environmental legislation may vary between different parts of the UK. For further information on relevant legislation contact the appropriate environmental regulator.
Not available online:
Primary: Agriculture Act 1970
Primary: Control of Pollution Act 1974 (Part II) Primary: & Water Act 1989 - Scotland
Primary: Animal Health Act 1981 - reference to animal by-product orders
Secondary: The Prevention of Pollution (Erne System) Regulations (NI) 1994 SI 20
Secondary: The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990, SR 245
Available online:
UK:
England and Wales:
Primary Legislation
Water Resources Act 1991 (England and Wales)
Secondary Legislation
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, SI 1202
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003, SI 1852
Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, SI 2044
Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 SI 2297
The Animal By-Products Regulations 2005 SI 2347
Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001 SI 2954
Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations 1991 SI 324
Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (England and Wales) Regulations 1996, SI 888
Northern Ireland:
Primary Legislation
Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 SI 662
Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 SI 3160 (N.I. 15)
Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 (including amendments up to 2004)
Secondary Legislation
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Regulations (NI) 1999 SI 156
Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations (NI) 1997 SR 469
Control of Pollution (Applications and Registers) Regulations (NI) 2001 SR 284
Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) Regulations (NI) 2003 SR 319
Landfill Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 SR 496
Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations (NI) 1997 SR 470
Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations (NI) 2003 SR 259
Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (NI) Regulations 2004 SR 419
Protection of Water against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 SR 306
Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 SR 493
Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 SR 544
Scotland:
Primary Legislation
Control of Pollution Act 1974 (not available online)
Environment Act 1995
Secondary Legislation
The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 SI 1263
Sludge (Use in Agriculture) (Amendment) Regulations 1990, SI 880
The Mines (Notice of Abandonment) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 SI 1572 (S. 81)
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998 SI 2927 (S. 171)
Groundwater Regulations 1998, SI 2746
Animal By-Products (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2001, SI 171
Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, SSI 348
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