231 tal-2004 - Regolamenti tal-2004 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Limitu ta’ Valuri ta’ Dijossidu tan-Nitroġenu, Dijossidu tal-Kubrit u Ossidi tan-Nitroġenu, Materja ta’ Partiċelli u Ċomb fl-Arja ta’ l-Ambjent

L.N. 231 of 2004

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 2001

(ACT NO. XX OF 2001)

Limit Values for Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides

of Nitrogen, Particulate Matter and Lead in Ambient Air

(Amendment) Regulations, 2004

BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by articles 3, 9, 11 and 28 of

the Environment Protection Act, 2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs

and the Environment had made the following regulations> -

The title of these regulations is the Limit Values for Nitrogen

Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen, Particulate Matter

and Lead in Ambient Air (Amendment) Regulations, 2004, and they

shall be read and construed as one with the Limit Values for Nitrogen

Dioxide, Sulphur Dioxide and Oxides of Nitrogen, Particulate Matter

and Lead in Ambient Air Regulations, 2001, hereinafter referred to as

“the “principal regulations”.

The following proviso shall be inserted immediately after

subregulation (1) of regulation 8 of the principal regulations>-

“Provided that information on ambient concentrations of

sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter shall be

updated on at least a daily basis, and, in the case of hourly values

for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, wherever practicable,

information shall be updated on an hourly basis. Information on

ambient concentrations of lead shall be updated on a three-monthly

basis>

Provided further that such information shall at least indicate

any exceeding of the concentrations in the limit values and alert

thresholds over the averaging periods laid down in Annexes I to

IV. It shall also provide a short assessment in relation to limit

values and alert thresholds and appropriate information regarding

effects on health.”.

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