The Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations 1991

Title, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 21st January 1992.

(2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Fertilisers (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1991(1).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  The principal Regulations are hereby amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.

3.—(1) In regulation 2(3), for subparagraphs (b) and (c), there shall be substituted the following subparagraphs–

“(b) if any container holds at least 5 tonnes the prescribed amount shall be 5 tonnes; and

(c) if neither subparagraph (a) nor (b) above applies, the prescribed amount shall be the contents of the lowest number of containers together holding at least 5 tonnes.”.

(2) In regulation 2(7), for subparagraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following subparagraphs–

“(b) if any container holds at least 5,000 litres, the prescribed amount shall be 5,000 litres, and

(c) if neither subparagraph (a) nor (b) above applies, the prescribed amount shall be the contents of the lowest number of containers together holding at least 5,000 litres.”.

(3) For paragraph (2) of regulation 6 there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“(2) Analytical constituents of materials listed in Groups 1(a), 2(a) and 3(a) of Section A, Groups 1 to 4 of Section B, Groups 1(a), 1(b) and 2 of Section C, and Section E, of the table in Schedule 1 to the Fertilisers Regulations 1991(2), shall be determined by the methods prescribed in Part I of Schedule 2.”.

4.—(1) In Part I of Schedule 2–

(a) paragraph 1(b) shall be omitted;

(b) for paragraph 2 there shall be substituted the provisions set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(c) in paragraph 3–

(i) items 12a and b, and 13a and b shall be omitted, and

(ii) after item 16g (Determination of copper) there shall be added the provisions set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(d) in the 11th line of the table for method 10, for the lines indicating nil entries in the fifth and sixth columns there shall be substituted the figures “50” and “500” respectively;

(e) the provisions relating to the following methods of analysis shall be omitted–

(i) method 12a: Determination of water-soluble magnesium — atomic absorption spectrophotometric method,

(ii) method 12b: Determination of water-soluble magnesium — EDTA method,

(iii) method 13a: Determination of total magnesium — atomic absorption spectrophotometric method, and

(iv) method 13b: Determination of total magnesium — EDTA method;

(f) in paragraph 4.3 of method 16c: Determination of Combustible Ingredients, for the expression “(See Figure 1)” there shall be substituted the expression “(See Figure 9)”;

(g) after the provisions relating to method 16g: Determination of copper, there shall be added the provisions set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.

(2) In Part II of Schedule 2–

(a) paragraph 1(b) shall be omitted;

(b) for paragraph 2 there shall be substituted the provisions set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(c) in paragraph 3, for item 8 there shall be substituted

“8.   Determination of zinc”;

(d) for the provisions relating to method 8: Determination of total magnesium, there shall be substituted the provisions set out in Schedule 4 to these Regulations.

(3) At the end of the Appendix to Schedule 2, there shall be inserted the Diagram and key set out in Schedule 5 to these Regulations.

(4) In Schedule 3–

(a) in the first column for the results of analysis, before the line referring to “Chlorine (C)”, there shall be inserted the following provisions–

“Calcium oxide (CaO)

Total ... ... ... ...

Soluble in water ... ... ... ...

Sodium oxide (Na₂O)

Total ... ... ... ...

Soluble in water ... ... ... ...

Sulphur trioxide (SO₃)

Total ... ... ... ...

Soluble in water ... ... ... ...”;

(b) in the second column for the results of analysis–

(i) the expression “Magnesium (Mg)” shall be omitted, and

(ii) below the expression “Molybdenum (Mo)” there shall be added “Zinc (Zn)”.

In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 10th December 1991.

L.S.

John Selwyn Gummer

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Strathclyde

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

9th December 1991

David Hunt

Secretary of State for Wales

12th December 1991