Incorporating organic manure into the ground
19.—(1) A person who applies organic manure on to the surface of bare soil or stubble (other than soil that has been sown) must ensure that it is incorporated into the soil in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Poultry manure must be incorporated as soon as practicable (and within 24 hours at the latest).
(3) Slurry or liquid from the treatment of sewage sludge by anaerobic digestion must be incorporated as soon as practicable (and within 24 hours at the latest), unless it was applied using—
(a)equipment of a kind described in regulation 17(4)(a) or (c), or
(b)an injector which injects the organic manure into the ground.
(4) Any other organic manure (other than organic manure spread as a mulch on sandy soil) must be incorporated as soon as practicable (and within 24 hours at the latest), if the land—
(a)is within 50 metres of surface water, and
(b)slopes in such a way that there may be a run-off to that water.
(5) This regulation does not apply to nitrogen fertiliser spread in a greenhouse.