Section 87(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, regulations under that subsection may make provision— prescribing standards relating to the quality of air; prescribing objectives for the restriction of the levels at which particular substances are present in the air; conferring powers or imposing duties on local authorities , relevant county councils, relevant public authorities , relevant Welsh public authorities or the Agency; for or in connection with— authorising local authorities (whether by agreements or otherwise) to exercise any functions of a Minister of the Crown on his behalf; directing that functions of a Minister of the Crown shall be exercisable concurrently with local authorities; or transferring functions of a Minister of the Crown to local authorities; prohibiting or restricting, or for or in connection with prohibiting or restricting,— whether generally or in prescribed circumstances; the carrying on of prescribed activities, or the access of prescribed vehicles or mobile equipment to prescribed areas, for or in connection with the designation of air quality management areas by orders made by local authorities in such cases or circumstances not falling within section 83 above as may be prescribed; for the application, with or without modifications, of any provisions of this Part in relation to areas designated by virtue of paragraph (f) above or in relation to orders made by virtue of that paragraph; with respect to— air quality reviews; assessments under this Part; orders designating air quality management areas; or action plans; prescribing measures which are to be adopted by local authorities (whether in action plans or otherwise) , relevant county councils, relevant public authorities, relevant Welsh public authorities, the Agency or other persons in pursuance of the achievement of air quality standards or objectives; for or in connection with the communication to the public of information relating to quality for the time being, or likely future quality, of the air; for or in connection with the obtaining by local authorities , relevant county councils, relevant public authorities , relevant Welsh public authorities or the Agency from any person of information which is reasonably necessary for the discharge of functions conferred or imposed on them under or by virtue of this Part; for or in connection with the recovery by a local authority , a relevant county council, a relevant public authority , a relevant Welsh public authority or the Agency from prescribed persons in prescribed circumstances, and in such manner as may be prescribed, of costs incurred by the authority , council or Agency in discharging functions conferred or imposed on the authority , council or Agency under or by virtue of this Part; for a person who contravenes, or fails to comply with, any prescribed provision of the regulations to be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or such lower level on that scale as may be prescribed in relation to the offence; for or in connection with arrangements under which a person may discharge any liability to conviction for a prescribed offence— by payment of a penalty of a prescribed amount , or by payment of a penalty of an amount that falls within a prescribed range, where the prescribed offence is a stationary idling offence prescribed by the Welsh Ministers and such a range is prescribed; for or in connection with appeals against determinations or decisions made, notices given or served, or other things done under or by virtue of the regulations.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30