Scottish Statutory Instrument 2010 Scotland

Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010

At a glance

Enforced by

NatureScot, SEPA

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

Browse 26 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
s.sch001

Any deviation from the criteria set out in this Part...

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Where the objective is to assess rural background levels, the...

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Where contributions from industrial sources are to be assessed, at...

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Sampling points must also, where possible, be representative of similar...

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Account must be taken of the need to locate sampling...

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Macroscale siting of sampling points (sampling points for the protection of ecosystems and vegetation)

s.sch001

Sampling points must be located so as to be representative...

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The maximum daily eight hour mean concentration of carbon monoxide...

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(a) The maximum daily eight hour mean concentration must be selected...

s.sch005

(a) To be measured over three consecutive hours at locations...

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Localisation of excess pollution— (a) region; (b) city (map);

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List of the publications, documents and work etc. used to...

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General information— (a) type of zone (city, industrial, rural);

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Responsible authorities (names and addresses of persons responsible for the...

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Nature and assessment of pollution— (a) concentrations observed over previous...

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Origin of pollution— (a) list of the main emission sources...

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Analysis of the situation— (a) details of those factors responsible...

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Details of those measures or projects for improvements which existed...

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Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view...

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Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched...

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In cases where either the information threshold or the alert...

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In cases where either the information or alert thresholds are...

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Information on any incident where information or alert thresholds are...

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Forecast for the following afternoon, day and days—

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Information on the type of population concerned, possible health effects...

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Information provided under this Schedule must also include—

Browse 33 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and extent

s.002

Definitions

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Designation of competent authority

s.004

Zones and agglomerations

s.005

Assessment thresholds

s.006

Assessment criteria

s.007

Location and number of sampling points

s.008

Assessment criteria

s.009

Location and number of sampling points

s.010

Assessment thresholds

s.011

Assessment criteria

s.012

Location and number of sampling points

s.013

Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

s.014

Background monitoring

s.015

Data quality objectives

s.016

Reference methods for sampling and analysis

s.017

Duties in relation to limit values

s.018

Duties in relation to target values

s.019

Date of application for limit values and target values in regulations 17 and 18

s.020

Duties in relation to long-term objectives for ozone

s.021

Duty in relation to information and alert thresholds

s.022

Duty in relation to critical levels for the protection of vegetation

s.023

Duty to limit exposure to PM

s.024

Air quality plans

s.025

Short-term action plans

s.026

Public participation in drawing up air quality and short-term action plans

s.027

Public information

s.028

Annual reports

s.029

Revocation

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

NatureScot

Primary

Scotland's nature agency. Advises government, manages protected areas, licenses activities affecting wildlife. Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …

parent Act

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Made under

European Communities Act 1972 1972 Primary Act

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