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

Temporary storage of solid manure S

10.—(1) Solid manure may be temporarily stored on land otherwise than in accordance with regulation 9 immediately prior to being applied to land but must not be stored–

(a) in any field heap for more than 12 consecutive months; or

(b) on the site of any previous field heap unless at least 24 months have passed since the site was last cleared.

[F1 (2) No field heap may be located—

(a) within 10 metres of any body of surface water;

(b) within 50 metres of any well, borehole or similar work sunk into underground strata for the purpose of providing a water supply;

(c) on any area of land that—

(i) slopes down toward a body of surface water; and

(ii) has a slope of 12 degrees or more;

(d) in any area identified on the risk assessment map prepared under regulation 5(4) as being of high risk to the water environment; or

(e) in any other location where there is a significant risk of nitrogen from the field heap entering a body of surface water.]

(3) Any solid poultry manure that is not mixed with bedding material stored under this regulation must be covered by a waterproof covering.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 10(2) substituted (15.5.2013) by The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/123), regs. 1(2), 5(2)