European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 463 of 2014)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 463 of 2014 ———————— EUROPEAN UNION (GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF WATERS) (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2)REGULATIONS 2014 2 [463] S.I. No. 463 of 2014 EUROPEAN UNION (GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF WATERS) (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2)REGULATIONS 2014 I, ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 19911, Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 20002, Directive 2003/35/EC of 26 May 20033, Directive 2006/11/EC of 15 February 20064, Directive 2006/118/EC of 12 December 20065 and Directive 2008/98/EC of 19 November 20086 hereby make the following regulations: PART 1 PRELIMINARY Citation, commencement and application 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Good Agricul tural Practice for Protection of Waters) (Amendment) (No. 2)Regulations 2014. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations: “The 2014 Regulations” means the European Union (Good Agricultural Prac tice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 31 of 2014). Amendment of 2014 Regulations 3. The following Article 21(4)(b) is substituted for Article 21(4)(b) of the 2014 Regulations: “(b) When a non-selective herbicide is applied to land after 15 October the requirement in sub-article 4 (a) shall be reduced to 75% of the relevant cereal area where a contract is in place for seed crops or crops producing grain destined for human consump tion which prohibits the application of a non-selective herbicide preharvest.” 1O.J. No. L 375/1, 31 December 1991. 2O.J. No. L 327/1, 22 December 2000. 3O.J. No. L 156/17, 25 June 2003. 4O.J. No. L 64/52, 4 March 2006. 5O.J. No. L 372/19, 27 December 2006. 6O.J. No. L 312/3, 22 November 2008. Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th October, 2014. [463] 3 GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, 13 October 2014. ALAN KELLY, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. 4 [463] EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) These Regulations amend Article 21(4)(b) of the the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2014. This amend ment inserts a date after which non-selective herbicide may be used, in specific circumstances. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B30835). 285. 10/14. Clondalkin. Gr 30-15.