UK Statutory Instrument 2010 United Kingdom

Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010

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Schedules

Browse 29 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
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The Secretary of State must for all zones and agglomerations...

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The documentation must include compass-point photographs of the area surrounding...

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Any deviation from the criteria listed in this Part must...

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Where supplementary methods are used within a zone or agglomeration,...

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

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The documentation must be updated as necessary and reviewed at...

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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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Sampling points targeted at the protection of ecosystems or vegetation...

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Where the AEI in the reference year is 8.5 µg/m3or...

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Location 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 or 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—

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General

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Macroscale siting of sampling points

Browse 37 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement, application 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

Data quality objectives

s.013

Location and number of sampling points

s.014

Monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

s.015

Background monitoring

s.016

Reference methods for sampling and analysis

s.017

Duty in relation to limit values

s.018

Duty in relation to target values

s.019

Date of application for limit values and target values

s.020

Duty 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

Average exposure indicator

s.024

National exposure reduction target

s.025

Duty of the Secretary of State to limit exposure to PM

s.026

Air quality plans

s.027

Short-term action plans

s.028

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

s.029

Public information

s.030

Annual reports

s.031

Power to give directions

s.032

Transboundary air pollution

s.033

Revocations

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