United Kingdom August--October 2002.

The article discusses several environmental regulations in Great Britain from August to October 2002. The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution Regulations make further provision relating to the implementation of Council Directive 91/676/EEC, concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources. The Agricultural or Forestry Tractors (Emission of Gaseous and Particulate Pollutants) Regulations 2002, which prohibit the initial entry into service of tractor engineers which do not meet specified emissions requirements. The Atomic Energy (Americium) Order 2002 specifies Americium as a "prescribed substance" for the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act 1946.