12.—(1) It is an offence to contravene Article 22(1)(c) of the Community Regulation (application of material to pasture land).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), pasture land is land that is intended to be used for grazing or cropping for feedingstuffs following the application or deposit of organic fertilisers and soil improvers (other than manure or digestive tract content) within the following periods–
(a)two months in the case of pigs; and
(b)three weeks in the case of other farmed animals.
(3) Any person who–
(a)uses pasture land for grazing within the period specified in paragraph (2); or
(b)feeds to pigs or other farmed animals within that period anything cropped from pasture land during that period;
is guilty of an offence.