Hazardous Installation Ordinance.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Date of original text
Abstract
The purpose of the present Ordinance is, inter alia, to implement, the Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources of 12 December 1991. In particular, the text lays down provisions relating to facilities and plants handling water-polluting substances. Article 3 establishes that installations for the loading and unloading of substances constituting a hazard to water and installations for the storage and filling of liquid manure, slurry and silage seepage must be designed, installed, erected, maintained and operated in such a way that the best possible level of protection of waters from pollution or other detrimental changes to their properties is achieved. The text consists of 25 articles.
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Long title of text
Ordinance on facilities dealing with water-polluting substances.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Notes
The present Ordinance is consolidated as of 5 December 2011.The present Ordinance repeals the Ordinance of 5 December 1997 on the same subject.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung über Anlagen zum Umgang mit wassergefährdenden Stoffen (VAwS) des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt.