UK Statutory Instrument SI 2010 United Kingdom

Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010

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Enforced by
OEP
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Plus 30 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Part 1

General

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, application and extent
s.002 Definitions
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Designation of competent authority
s.004 Zones and agglomerations
Part 2

Assessment of ambient air quality

10 of 12 sections shown
s.005 Assessment thresholds Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must classify air quality zones and review them every 5 yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.006 Assessment criteria Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must assess air quality and use proper monitoring methodsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Location and number of sampling points Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must install air quality monitoring sampling pointsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Assessment criteria Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must assess ozone and monitor exceedance zonesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.009 Location and number of sampling points Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must install and operate air quality sampling pointsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Assessment thresholds Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must classify and review air quality assessment zonesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Assessment criteria Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must assess air pollutant concentrations in all zonesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Data quality objectives Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must apply data quality standards when assessing air pollutantsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in airCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015 Background monitoring Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must operate background air quality monitoring stationsCrown / Minister / Government department
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 Location and number of sampling points
s.016 Reference methods for sampling and analysis
Part 3

Duties of Secretary of State in relation to limit values etc.

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s.017 Duty in relation to limit values Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must keep air pollutant levels within legal limitsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.018 Duty in relation to target values Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must take measures to meet air quality target valuesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.020 Duty in relation to long-term objectives for ozone Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must take measures to meet long-term ozone objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.021 Duty in relation to information and alert thresholds Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must inform public when air quality thresholds exceededCrown / Minister / Government department
s.022 Duty in relation to critical levels for the protection of vegetation Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must ensure vegetation critical levels are not exceededCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Date of application for limit values and target values
Part 4

National Exposure Reduction for PM

3 of 3 sections shown
s.023 Average exposure indicator Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must calculate PM2.5 average exposure indicatorCrown / Minister / Government department
s.024 National exposure reduction target Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must set UK national exposure reduction targetCrown / Minister / Government department
s.025 Duty of the Secretary of State to limit exposure to PM Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must take measures to reduce PM exposureCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 5

Plans

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s.026 Air quality plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must draw up and implement air quality plans when limits exceededCrown / Minister / Government department
s.027 Short-term action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must draw up and implement short-term air quality action plansCrown / Minister / Government department
s.028 Public participation in drawing up air quality and short-term action plans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must consult the public on air quality and short-term action plansCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 6

Public information

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s.029 Public information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish up-to-date air quality informationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.030 Annual reports Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish annual air quality reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
Part 7

General

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s.032 Transboundary air pollution Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant administrations must report transboundary air pollution to the Secretary of StateCrown / Minister / Government department
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.031 Power to give directions
s.033 Revocations
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 The Secretary of State must for all zones and agglomerations... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must document air quality monitoring site selectionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 The documentation must include compass-point photographs of the area surrounding... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must include compass-point photos and detailed maps in monitoring recordsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 The documentation must be updated as necessary and reviewed at... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Keep air quality assessment documentation updated and reviewed every 5 yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 Sampling points targeted at the protection of ecosystems or vegetation... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must locate ecosystem/vegetation air quality sampling pointsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch009 In cases where either the information threshold or the alert... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Publish air quality details when information/alert thresholds are exceededCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch009 In cases where either the information or alert thresholds are... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must issue air quality alerts when exceedance is predictedCrown / Minister / Government department
23 other schedules
s.sch001 Any deviation from the criteria listed in this Part must...
s.sch001 Where supplementary methods are used within a zone or agglomeration,...
s.sch001 Where the objective is to assess rural background levels, the...
s.sch001 Where contributions from industrial sources are to be assessed, at...
s.sch001 Sampling points must also, where possible, be representative of similar...
s.sch001 Account must be taken of the need to locate sampling...
s.sch007 Where the AEI in the reference year is 8.5 µg/m3or...
s.sch008 Location of excess pollution— (a) region; (b) city (map);
s.sch008 List of the publications, documents and work etc. used to...
s.sch008 General information— (a) type of zone (city, industrial or rural...
s.sch008 Responsible authorities (names and addresses of persons responsible for the...
s.sch008 Nature and assessment of pollution— (a) concentrations observed over previous...
s.sch008 Origin of pollution— (a) list of the main emission sources...
s.sch008 Analysis of the situation— (a) details of those factors responsible...
s.sch008 Details of those measures or projects for improvements which existed...
s.sch008 Details of those measures or projects adopted with a view...
s.sch008 Details of the measures or projects planned or being researched...
s.sch009 Information on any incident where information or alert thresholds are...
s.sch009 Forecast for the following afternoon, day and days—
s.sch009 Information on the type of population concerned, possible health effects...
s.sch009 Information provided under this Schedule must also include—
s.schedule/1/part/1/paragraph/wrapper1n2 General
s.schedule/1/part/2/paragraph/wrapper2n2 Macroscale siting of sampling points
3 other provisions
s.001 Ambient air quality must be assessed at sampling points located... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Compliance with limit values directed at the protection of human... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Insofar as they are relevant, the principles set out in... (opens in a new tab)

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