LegalizeThe Phosphorus (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made: 11th December 2014
Coming into operation: 1st January 2015
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PART 1 — Preliminary
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Revocations
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PART 2 — General
Duty of the controller to comply with these Regulations
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Exemptions granted by the Department
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PART 3 — Measures relating to the land application of fertilisers
Measures governing limits on the land application of chemical phosphorus fertiliser
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PART 4 — Record keeping, compliance monitoring and enforcement
Duty of controller to provide information
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Monitoring and inspections
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Notices
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Appeals against notices requiring works etc.
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Offences
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Penalties
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SCHEDULE 1 — Soil test for phosphorus
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Soil sampling procedure
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Soil analysis for phosphorus
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SCHEDULE 2 — Criteria as to nutrient management
| ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. | ¹ The amount of phosphate applied for establishment shall be deducted from the first season's grazing, silage or hay crop requirement for phosphorus. |
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| Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2- | 2- | 2+ | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹) | |
| At grass establishment | 120 | 120 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Grazing ¹ | 80 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | Soil phosphorus index | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2- | 2- | 2+ | 2+ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | Phosphorus recommendation (kg P2O5 ha-1) | |
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| 1st | 100 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hay ¹ | 80 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (1) For potatoes and vegetable crops, these availabilities should be used regardless of soil phosphorus index. | (1) For potatoes and vegetable crops, these availabilities should be used regardless of soil phosphorus index. | (1) For potatoes and vegetable crops, these availabilities should be used regardless of soil phosphorus index. | (1) For potatoes and vegetable crops, these availabilities should be used regardless of soil phosphorus index. | ||||||||
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| (2) 50 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (2) 50 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (2) 50 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (2) 50 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | ||||||||
| (3) Figures in bold are the most common values. | (3) Figures in bold are the most common values. | (3) Figures in bold are the most common values. | (3) Figures in bold are the most common values. | ||||||||
| (4) 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (4) 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (4) 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | (4) 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 and for potatoes and vegetables. | ||||||||
| (5) Values that may change if further research into poultry manure nutrient content is carried out. | (5) Values that may change if further research into poultry manure nutrient content is carried out. | (5) Values that may change if further research into poultry manure nutrient content is carried out. | (5) Values that may change if further research into poultry manure nutrient content is carried out. | ||||||||
| Liquid/slurry manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1[^f01001] | Soil phosphorus index of 2- or greater | ||||||||
| Liquid/slurry manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/m³) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/m³) | ||||||||
| Liquids[^f01002] | Liquids[^f01002] | Liquids[^f01002] | Liquids[^f01002] | ||||||||
| Dirty water | 0.5 | 0.05 | 0.10 | ||||||||
| Cattle slurries[^f01002] | Cattle slurries[^f01002] | Cattle slurries[^f01002] | Cattle slurries[^f01002] | ||||||||
| Cattle slurry[^f01003] | 2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Cattle slurry[^f01003] | 6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Cattle slurry[^f01003] | 10 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)[^f01002] | Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)[^f01002] | Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)[^f01002] | Separated cattle slurries (liquid portion)[^f01002] | ||||||||
| Strainer box | 1.5 | 0.15 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Weeping wall | 3 | 0.25 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Mechanical Separator | 4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||
| Pig slurries[^f01002] | Pig slurries[^f01002] | Pig slurries[^f01002] | Pig slurries[^f01002] | ||||||||
| Pig slurry[^f01003] | 2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Pig slurry[^f01003] | 4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||
| Pig slurry[^f01003] | 6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | ||||||||
| Separated pig slurry (liquid portion) | 3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| Solid manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 | Soil phosphorus index of 2- or greater | ||||||||
| Solid manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/t) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/t) | ||||||||
| Poultry manures[^f01004] | Poultry manures[^f01004] | Poultry manures[^f01004] | Poultry manures[^f01004] | ||||||||
| Broiler litter | 66 | 9.6 | 16 | ||||||||
| Layer manure | 30 | 7.8[^f01005] | 13[^f01005] | ||||||||
| Turkey litter | 60 | 15[^f01005] | 25[^f01005] | ||||||||
| Duck manure | 25 | 3.3[^f01005] | 5.5[^f01005] | ||||||||
| Farmyard manures[^f01004] | Farmyard manures[^f01004] | Farmyard manures[^f01004] | Farmyard manures[^f01004] | ||||||||
| Cattle manure | 25 | 1.9 | 3.2 | ||||||||
| Sheep manure | 25 | 1.9 | 3.2 | ||||||||
| Goat manure | 25 | 1.7 | 2.8 | ||||||||
| Pig manure | 25 | 3.6 | 6.0 | ||||||||
| Horse manure | 30 | 3.0 | 5.0 | ||||||||
| Solid manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1 | Soil phosphorus index of 2- or greater | ||||||||
| Solid manure types | Dry matter content (%) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/t) | Available phosphate (kg P₂O₅/t) | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous manures[^f01002] | Miscellaneous manures[^f01002] | Miscellaneous manures[^f01002] | Miscellaneous manures[^f01002] | ||||||||
| Spent mushroom compost | 35 | 1.7 | 3.4 | ||||||||
| Separated cattle slurry (solid portion) | 20 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||||||||
| Separated pig slurry (solid portion) | 20 | 2.3 | 4.6 | ||||||||
| Other organic manures | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content to be declared in accordance with the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[^f00012]. 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1[^f01001]; 100 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index greater than 1 | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content to be declared in accordance with the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[^f00012]. 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1[^f01001]; 100 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index greater than 1 | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content to be declared in accordance with the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003[^f00012]. 60 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index of 0 or 1[^f01001]; 100 % phosphate availability assumed at soil phosphorus index greater than 1 | ||||||||
| Chemical fertilisers | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content as certified by the producer. Phosphate availability assumed to be 100 % for all soil phosphorus indices | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content as certified by the producer. Phosphate availability assumed to be 100 % for all soil phosphorus indices | Dry matter content and total phosphorus content as certified by the producer. Phosphate availability assumed to be 100 % for all soil phosphorus indices |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th December 2014
Dave Foster — A senior officer of the — Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 2008/301
[^f00002]: 1972 c.68
[^f00003]: S.I. 1997/2778 (N.I. 19)
[^f00004]: 1954 c.33 (N.I.)
[^f00005]: 1949 c.2 (N.I.)
[^f00006]: S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)
[^f00007]: OJL 375, 31.12.91, p. 1-8
[^f00008]: S.R. 2014 No. 307
[^f00009]: S.R. 2006 No. 488
[^f00010]: S.R. 2007 No. 273
[^f00011]: S.I. 2006/3336 (N.I. 21)
[^f00012]: S.R. 2003 No. 493
[^f00013]: OJL 375, 31.12.91, p. 1-8
[^f00014]: OJL 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1-73
Editorial notes
[^key-776c755b0323000db0c2703f42e94c2d]: Regulations revoked (with savings) (11.4.2019) by The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/81), reg. 38(1)(b) (with reg. 36)
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