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Phosphorus (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2006-12-01

Last updated 2015-01-01

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland

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Made: 1st December 2006

Coming into operation-: 1st January 2007

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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PART 2 — MEASURES RELATING TO THE LAND APPLICATION OF FERTILISERS

Measures governing limits on the land application of chemical fertiliser

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Duty of the controller to prevent water pollution

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Requirements as to the manner of land application of chemical fertiliser

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PART 3 — GENERAL

General duty of owner and/or controller

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Duty of controller to provide information

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PART 4 — ENFORCEMENT

Monitoring and inspections

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Offences

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Penalties

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SCHEDULE 1 — SOIL TEST FOR PHOSPHORUS

A soil test refers to the results of an analysis of a soil sample carried out by a soil-testing laboratory competent to analyse soils for phosphorus. Each analysis, provided by the competent laboratory, will require a UKAS accreditation or (National equivalent) statement.

The taking of soil samples and the analysis for phosphorus shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures below.

Soil Sampling Procedure

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Soil Analysis for Phosphorus

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SCHEDULE 2 — PHOSPHORUS CONTENT OF ORGANIC MANURES

	Dry Matter	Available Phosphate (kg P₂O₅/m³)[^f01017]
(1)Figures in bold are the most common values	(1)Figures in bold are the most common values	(1)Figures in bold are the most common values
Dairy Slurry	2	0.6
	6	1.2
	10	2.0
Beef Cattle	2	0.6
	6	1.2
	10	2.0
Pig Slurry	2	1.0
	4	2.0
	6	3.0
Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)	Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)	Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)
Strainer box	1.5	0.3
Weeping wall	3	0.5
Mechanical Separator	4	1.2
	%	(kg P₂O₅/t)
Cattle FYM	25	3.5
Pig FYM	25	7.0
Sheep FYM	25	2.0
Duck manure	25	5.5
Layer manure	30	13
Turkey litter	60	25
Broiler litter	66	16

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 1st December 2006.

Wesley Shannon — A senior officer of the Department of the Environment

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)

[^f00002]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)

[^f00003]: 1949 c.2 (N.I.)

[^f00004]: O.J. L. 375, 31/12/1991 P. 0001- 0008

[^f00005]: S.I. 1999/662 (N.I. 6)

[^f00006]: S.R. 2003 No. 493

Editorial notes

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