The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
PART 1
1Citation, commencement and extent
2Revocations and savings
3Interpretation
PART 2
4General application and duties
5Fertiliser and manure management plan
6Storage of livestock manure and silage effluent
7Storage of slurry from housed pigs and housed cattle and manure from housed poultry
8Exclusions from storage capacity
9Storage of livestock manure (other than slurry)
10Temporary storage of solid manure
11Exemptions from regulations 6(1), 7(1) and 20
12Maximum application of nitrogen fertiliser
13Minimum nitrogen available to crop from livestock manure
14Annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
14AApplication for a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
14BConditions of a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure
15Annual field limit of nitrogen in organic manure
16Application of nitrogen fertiliser
17Application of chemical fertiliser
18Application of organic manure
19Closed period for chemical fertilisers
20Closed periods for organic manure with high available nitrogen content
21Closed periods – quantitative restrictions
22Closed periods for spreading on bare ground and stubble
23Minimum period between applications of livestock manure
24Restriction on method of application of slurry
PART 3
25Records to be kept
26Records to be retained
27Inspections
28Serving of notices
29Appeals against notices
30Offences – general
31Offences by directors, etc.
SCHEDULE 1Calculation of nitrogen (‘N’) and phosphate (‘P2O5’) in livestock manure
SCHEDULE 2Quantity of cleaning water used by livestock (quantities in litres)
SCHEDULE 3Calculation of maximum nitrogen application to crops
SCHEDULE 4Maximum quantities of organic manure with high available nitrogen content which may be applied during periods set out in regulation 21

2008 No. 298

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGRICULTURE
WATER

The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations
M1

1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (“the 2006 Act”), section 27(1). The functions conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) were, so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the 2006 Act.