S.L. 549.53 Art. 1Citation and scope.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Protection of

Groundwater against Pollution and Deterioration Regulations.

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive 2006/118/EC and to establish specific measures in order to prevent and protect groundwater against pollution and deterioration. These measures include in particular:

(a) criteria for the assessment of good groundwater chemical status; and

(b) criteria for the identification and reversal of significant and sustained upward trends and for the definition of starting points for trend reversals.