S.L. 549.11 Art. 2Definitions.

For the purpose of these regulations and unless the context otherwise requires:

"competent authority" means the Department for Environment Protection under the guidance of the Director for Environment Protection and such other body or person as the Minister responsible for the environment may by order in the Gazette prescribe and different bodies or persons may be designated as a competent authority for different provisions and different purposes of these regulations; "health protection threshold" means the ozone concentration value given in Annex I, point 1, which shall not be exceeded if human health is to be safeguarded in the event of prolonged pollution episodes;

"population information threshold" means the ozone concentration value given in Annex I, point 3, beyond which there are limited, temporary effects on human health in the event of short exposure of particularly sensitive sections of the population and at which steps shall be taken by the competent authority as laid down in these regulations; "population warning threshold" means the ozone concentration value given in Annex I, point 4, beyond which there is a risk to human health in the event of short exposure and at which steps shall be taken by the competent authority as laid down in these regulations; "vegetation protection thresholds" means the ozone concentration values given in Annex I, point 2, beyond which vegetation may be affected.