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The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008 (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Introduction

    1. 1.Citation

    2. 2.Application

    3. 3.Coming into force

    4. 4.Exemptions for greenhouse crops, low intensity grassland farmers, and transitional provisions for holdings newly in a nitrate vulnerable zone

    5. 5.Meaning of “polluted water”

    6. 6.Interpretation

  3. PART 2 Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones

    1. 7.Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones

    2. 8.Application for a declaration

    3. 9.Proceedings before the panel

    4. 10.Effect of panel findings

    5. 11.Review of nitrate vulnerable zones

    6. 11A.Recommendations and proposals in relation to designation

    7. 11B.Appeals

    8. 11C.Grounds of appeal

    9. 11D.Effect of a decision of the First-tier Tribunal

    10. 11E.Interpretation of Part 2

  4. PART 3 Limiting the application of organic manure

    1. 12.Application of livestock manure – total nitrogen limit for the whole holding

    2. 13.Spreading organic manure – nitrogen limits per hectare

  5. PARTNonBreakingSpace3A Derogation

    1. 13A.Application for a derogation

    2. 13B.Deemed derogation

    3. 13C.Appeal against refusal of a derogation application

    4. 13D.Proceedings of the derogation application appeals panel

    5. 13E.Effect of derogation application appeals panel findings

    6. 13F.Derogated holdings

  6. PART 4 Crop requirements

    1. 14.Planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

    2. 15.Additional information to be recorded during the year

    3. 16.Total nitrogen spread on a holding

    4. 16A.Grass grown for dehydration or for chlorophyll production

    5. 17.Calculating the amount of nitrogen available for crop uptake from livestock manure

    6. 17A.Organic manure for which no value is established

  7. PART 5 Controlling the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

    1. 18.Risk maps

    2. 19.When to spread fertiliser

    3. 20.Spreading manufactured fertiliser near surface water

    4. 21.Spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells

    5. 22.Controlling how nitrogen fertiliser is spread

    6. 23.Incorporating organic manure into the ground

  8. PART 6 Closed periods for spreading nitrogen fertiliser

    1. 24.Meaning of “organic manure with high readily available nitrogen”

    2. 25.Closed periods for spreading organic manure with high readily available nitrogen

    3. 26.Exemptions: crops sown before 15th September

    4. 27.Exemptions for organic holdings

    5. 28.Restrictions following the closed period

    6. 29.Times in which spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited

    7. 30.Defence

  9. PART 7 Storage of organic manure

    1. 31.Storage of organic manure

    2. 32.Temporary field sites

    3. 33.Separation of slurry

    4. 34.Storage capacity

  10. PART 8 Calculations and records

    1. 35.Recording the size of the holding

    2. 36.Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

    3. 37.Annual records relating to storage

    4. 38.Record of nitrogen produced by animals on the holding

    5. 39.Livestock manure brought on to or sent off the holding

    6. 40.Sampling and analysis

    7. 41.Records of crops sown

    8. 42.Records of spreading nitrogen fertiliser

    9. 43.Subsequent records

    10. 44.Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme advice

    11. 45.Duration of records

  11. PART 9 Review

    1. 46.Monitoring and review

    2. 47.Public participation

    3. 47A.Regulatory review

  12. PART 10 Enforcement

    1. 48.Offences and penalties

    2. 48A.Civil sanctions

    3. 49.Enforcement

    4. 50.Revocations

  13. Signature

    1. SCHEDULENonBreakingSpaceA1

      1. PARTNonBreakingSpace1 Exemptions for greenhouse crops

        1. 1.For the purposes of calculations required under the following regulations,...

        2. 2.The following regulations do not apply to the extent that...

        3. 3.The following regulations do not apply in respect of a...

        4. 4.The following regulations do not apply in relation to land...

        5. 5.The following regulations do not apply in relation to nitrogen...

        6. 6.The requirement to update records under regulation 35(2) (recording the...

      2. PARTNonBreakingSpace2 Transitional provisions for holdings newly in a nitrate vulnerable zone

        1. 7.The following regulations do not apply in relation to a...

        2. 8.The following regulations do not apply in relation to a...

        3. 9.In regulation 22 (controlling how nitrogen fertiliser is spread), paragraphs...

        4. 10.The following regulations do not apply in relation to a...

        5. 11.Regulations 33 (separation of slurry) and 34 (storage capacity) do...

        6. 12.Regulations 35 (recording the size of the holding) and 36...

    2. SCHEDULE 1

      Amount of manure, nitrogen and phosphate produced by grazing livestock and non-grazing livestock

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace2

      Calculating nitrogen in manure

      1. PARTNonBreakingSpace1 Standard table

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. PARTNonBreakingSpace2 Sampling and analysis

        1. 1.Slurry and other liquid and semi-liquid organic manure

        2. 2.Solid manures

    4. SCHEDULENonBreakingSpace3

      Permitted crops for the closed period

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      Derogated holdings

      1. 1.The following additional requirements apply to derogated holdings but not...

      2. 2.Derogation from the measures governing the limit on application of livestock manure

      3. 3.Planning the spreading of phosphate fertiliser

      4. 3A.Other requirements for fertilisation plans

      5. 4.In addition to the requirements under paragraph 3 the fertilisation...

      6. 5.Soil sampling and analysis

      7. 6.Additional information to be recorded during the year

      8. 7.Risk maps

      9. 8.Maintaining the derogated holding as a grassland holding

      10. 9.Closed period for ploughing grass on the derogated holding

      11. 10.Sowing of crops following grass on the derogated holding

      12. 11.Crop rotation on the derogated holding

      13. 12.Recording the size of the derogated holding

      14. 13.Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

      15. 14.Record of nitrogen and phosphate produced by animals

      16. 15.Livestock manure intended to be brought on to or sent off the derogated holding

      17. 16.Records of crops sown

      18. 17.Records of spreading phosphate fertiliser

      19. 18.Recording the date of ploughing

      20. 19.Fertilisation accounts

  15. Explanatory Note

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