Periods when the land application of nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited
6.—(1) The land application of chemical fertiliser to grassland shall not be permitted from 15 September in any year to 31 January of the following year.
(2) The land application of chemical fertiliser to any land shall not be permitted from 15 September in any year to 31 January of the following year for crops other than grass unless there is a demonstrable crop requirement between those dates.
(3) The land application of organic manure, excluding farmyard manure and dirty water, to any land shall not be permitted from 15 October in any year to 31 January of the following year.
(4) The land application of farmyard manure to any land shall not be permitted from 31 October in any year to 31 January of the following year.
(5) The land application of organic manure, to a derogated holding shall not be permitted from 15 October in any year to 31 January of the following year where the fertiliser plan indicates a proposal to disturb the soil as part of grass cultivation.