The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

law://uk/ssi/2016/376@2026-11-13

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1Citation and commencement#

These Regulations may be cited as the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 31st December 2016.

2Amendment of the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010#

The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.

3Amendment of regulation 2#

In regulation 2 (definitions)—

(a)for the definition of “Directive 2004/107/EC”, substitute—“• “Directive 2004/107/EC” means Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air;”

(b)for the definition of “Directive 2008/50/EC”, substitute—“• “Directive 2008/50/EC” means Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe;”

4Amendment of schedule 1#

Part 3 of schedule 1 is amended as follows—

(a)for paragraph 1(a) and (b) substitute—“a the flow around the inlet sampling probe must be unrestricted (in general free in an arc of at least 270°, or 180° for sampling points at the building line) without any obstructions affecting the airflow in the vicinity of the inlet. The inlet sampling probe must normally be some metres away from buildings, balconies, trees and other obstacles and at least 0.5 m from the nearest building in the case of sampling points representing air quality at the building line;b in general, the inlet sampling point must be between 1.5 m (the breathing zone) and 4 m above the ground. Higher siting may also be appropriate if the station is representative of a large area. Any derogations must be fully documented;”

(b)at the end of paragraph 1(e) add “A ‘major junction’ is a junction which interrupts the traffic flow and as a result causes different emissions from the rest of the road.”; and

(c)after paragraph 1 insert—“1A Any deviation from the criteria set out in this Part must be fully documented through the procedures described in Section D of Annex III to Directive 2008/50/EC.”

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The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

The Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016

1Citation and commencement#

2Amendment of the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010#

3Amendment of regulation 2#

4Amendment of schedule 1#

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1Citation and commencement#

2Amendment of the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010#

3Amendment of regulation 2#

4Amendment of schedule 1#