Clean Air
MINISTERIAL DIRECTION
ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995
ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995 (IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE COMPLIANCE) AIR QUALITY DIRECTION 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(5) and 86(8) of the Environment Act 1995(a), gives the following direction.
In accordance with section 85(6) and 86(9) a copy of this direction will be published in the London Gazette.
The Secretary of State makes this direction having determined that it is necessary in order to meet obligations placed upon the UK under the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive(b).
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) This direction may be cited as the Environment Act 1995 (Implementation of Measures for Nitrogen Dioxide Compliance) Air Quality Direction 2018 and comes into force on 5 October 2018.
(2) This direction applies to England.
Interpretation
2. In this direction—
“specified authorities” means the local authorities or County Council listed in Schedule 1;
“specified measures” means the measures described in respect of the specified authorities in the Supplement AQP and summarised in Schedule 2;
“Supplement AQP” means the Supplement to the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations(c), drawn up by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 26(1) of the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010(d) and published on 5 October 2018(e).
Requirement to take certain steps3. Each of the specified authorities must implement the specified measures by the dates specified in Schedule 2.
Thérèse Coffey MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment
Department for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs
4 October 2018
(a) 1995 c25.
(b) 2008/50/EC OJ No. L 152, 11.06.08, p.1.
(c) A copy of the plan is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-plan-for-nitrogen-dioxide-no2-in-uk-2017.
(d) S.I. 2010/1001.
(e) A copy of the plan will be available at: https://www.gov.uk.
SCHEDULE 1: PARAGRAPH 3
Specified Authorities
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Hampshire County Council
Leicester City Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Council
Portsmouth City Council
Reading Borough Council
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
South Gloucestershire Borough Council
City of Wolverhampton Council
SCHEDULE 2: PARAGRAPH 3
Specified Measures
Summary of measures to be implemented as part of the Supplement AQP
| Specified Authority | Road Census ID | Measure description | Deadlines |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council; Hampshire County Council | 6941 | Traffic calming, subject to further scoping studies to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval | To be implemented, subject to approval, as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 74559 | Signal optimisation | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| 17611 | Signal optimisation | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 | |
| 57205 | Bus retrofit programme and signal optimisation | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2021 | |
| Leicester City Council | 36524 | Enhanced behavioural change programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme Council | 6545 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2021 |
| 28732 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2024 | |
| 74058 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2025 | |
| Portsmouth City Council | 48196 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| 18114 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2022 | |
| Reading Borough Council | Friar Street | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| 6127 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2021 | |
| 46955 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2020 | |
| 48360 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2021 | |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 17142 | Bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2018 |
| 99155 | Signal optimisation and bus retrofit programme | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 | |
| Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | 86030 | Combination of behaviour change measures | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2020 |
| 99175 | Combination of behaviour change measures | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 | |
| South Gloucestershire Borough Council | 17633 | Traffic management measures | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2019 |
| City of Wolverhampton Council | 28464 | Retrofit programme and signal optimisation | To be implemented as soon as possible and at least in time to bring forward compliance to 2020 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the direction)
This direction directs certain English local authorities and a County Council to implement the specified measures listed in Schedule 2 in relation to their duties in respect of air quality under Part 4 of the Environment Act 1995 by the specified deadlines. Under section 85(7) and 86(10) of that Act it is the duty of a local authority or County Council to comply with a direction given to it. A copy of this direction is available at for inspection at Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF.