Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 233 of 2004)

B 4145 L.N. 233 of 2004 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 2001 (ACT NO. XX OF 2001) Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by article 6, 9, 10(2) and 11 of the Environment Protection Act, 2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations> 1. The title of these regulations is the Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources (Amendment) Regulations, 2004 and they shall be read and construed as one with the Protection of Waters against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agricultural Sources Regulations, 2001, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. 2. For subregulation (2) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the following> “(2) The competent authority shall designate as a vulnerable zone all known areas of land in Malta which drain into the waters identified according to sub-regulation (1) and which contribute to pollution.”. 3. In regulation 5 of the principal regulations, the words “within a two-year period” shall be deleted. 4. In subregulation (1) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations the words “within a two-year period” shall be deleted. 5. In paragraph (a) of subregulation (1) of regulation 7 of the principal regulations the words “within two years of the coming into force of these regulations,” shall be deleted. 6. The following Annex shall be inserted immediately after Annex V to the principal regulations> Citation. L.N. 343 of 2001 Amends regulation 4 of the principal regulations. Amends regulation 5 of the principal regulations. Amends regulation 6 of the principal regulations. Amends regulation 7 of the principal regulations. Adds new Annex VI to the principal regulations. B 4146 “Annex VI All of Malta shall be one entire Nitrate Vulnerable Zone”. Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz 8ç – Price 8c