The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Wales) Regulations 2013

Made: 1 October 2013

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 2 October 2013

Coming into force: 25 October 2013

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PART 1 — Introduction

Title

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Application

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Coming into force

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Transitional measures for holdings not previously in a nitrate-vulnerable zone

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Meaning of “polluted water”

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones

Designation of nitrate vulnerable zones

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Appeals

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Proceedings before the appointed person

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Effect of a determination made by the appointed person

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Review of nitrate vulnerable zones

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PART 3 — Limiting the application of organic manure

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

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Spreading organic manure – nitrogen limits per hectare

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PART 4 — Crop Requirements

Planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

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Additional information to be recorded during the year

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Total nitrogen spread on a holding

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Calculating the amount of nitrogen available for crop uptake from organic manure

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Maximum nitrogen limits by crop

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PART 5 — Controlling the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser

Risk maps

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When to spread fertiliser

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Spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser near surface water

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Spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells

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Controlling how nitrogen fertiliser is spread

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Incorporating organic manure into the ground

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PART 6 — Closed periods for spreading nitrogen fertiliser

Meaning of “organic manure with high readily available nitrogen”

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Closed periods for spreading organic manure with high readily available nitrogen

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Exemptions: crops sown before 15 September

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Exemptions for organic holdings

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Restrictions following the closed period

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Times in which spreading manufactured nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited

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PART 7 — Storage of Organic Manure

Storage of organic manure

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Temporary field sites

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Further requirements applicable to temporary field sites from 1 January 2014

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Separation of slurry

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Storage capacity

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PART 8 — Calculations and records

Recording the size of the holding

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Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

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Annual records relating to storage

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Record of nitrogen produced by animals on the holding

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Livestock manure brought on to or sent off the holding

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Sampling and analysis

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Records of crops sown

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Records of spreading nitrogen fertiliser

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Subsequent records

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Keeping of advice

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Duration of records

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PART 9 — Review

Monitoring and review

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Public participation

48

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PART 10 — Enforcement

Offences and penalties

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Enforcement

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — Amount of manure, nitrogen and phosphate produced by grazing livestock and non-grazing livestock

¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.	¹ Castrated male.
² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.	² In the case of a ewe, this figure includes one or more suckled lambs until the lambs are aged six months.
Category	Category	Category	Category	Daily manure produced by each animal (litres)	Daily nitrogen produced by each animal (grams)	Daily phosphate produced by each animal (grams)
Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle
Calves (all categories except veal) up to 3 months:	Calves (all categories except veal) up to 3 months:	Calves (all categories except veal) up to 3 months:	Calves (all categories except veal) up to 3 months:	7	23	12.7
Dairy cows—	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	20	95	34
Dairy cows—	From 13 months up to first calf:	From 13 months up to first calf:	From 13 months up to first calf:	40	167	69
Dairy cows—	After first calf and—	After first calf and—	annual milk yield more than 9000 litres:	64	315	142
Dairy cows—	After first calf and—	After first calf and—	annual milk yield between 6000 and 9000 litres:	53	276	121
Dairy cows—	After first calf and—	After first calf and—	annual milk yield less than 6000 litres:	42	211	93
Beef cows or steers¹—	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	From 3 months and less than 13 months:	20	91	33
Beef cows or steers¹—	From 13 months and less than 25 months:	From 13 months and less than 25 months:	From 13 months and less than 25 months:	26	137	43
Beef cows or steers¹—	From 25 months—	females or steers for slaughter:	females or steers for slaughter:	32	137	60
Beef cows or steers¹—	From 25 months—	females for breeding—	weighing 500kg or less:	32	167	65
Beef cows or steers¹—	From 25 months—	females for breeding—	weighing more than 500kg:	45	227	86
Bulls	Non-breeding, 3 months and over:	Non-breeding, 3 months and over:	Non-breeding, 3 months and over:	26	148	24
Bulls	Breeding—	Breeding—	from 3 months and less than 25 months:	26	137	43
Bulls	Breeding—	Breeding—	from 25 months:	26	132	60
Sheep	Sheep	Sheep	Sheep	Sheep	Sheep	Sheep
From 6 months up to 9 months old:	From 6 months up to 9 months old:	From 6 months up to 9 months old:	From 6 months up to 9 months old:	1.8	5.5	0.76
From 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter:	From 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter:	From 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter:	From 9 months old to first lambing, first tupping or slaughter:	1.8	3.9	2.1
After lambing or tupping²—	After lambing or tupping²—	After lambing or tupping²—	weight less than 60kg:	3.3	21	8.8
After lambing or tupping²—	After lambing or tupping²—	After lambing or tupping²—	weight from 60kg:	5	33	10.0
Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses	Goats, deer and horses
Goats:	Goats:	Goats:	Goats:	3.5	41	18.8
Deer—	Deer—	Deer—	breeding:	542	17.6
Deer—	Deer—	Deer—	other:	3.5	33	11.7
Horses:	Horses:	Horses:	Horses:	24	58	56
¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.	¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.	¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.	¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.	¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.	¹ Note: all figures for poultry include litter.
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Category	Category	Category	Daily manure produced by each animal (litres)	Daily nitrogen produced by each animal (grams)	Daily phosphate produced by each animal (grams)
Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle	Cattle
Veal calves:	Veal calves:	Veal calves:	7	23	12.7
Poultry¹	Poultry¹	Poultry¹	Poultry¹	Poultry¹	Poultry¹
Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	less than 17 weeks:	0.04	0.64	0.47
Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	from 17 weeks (caged):	0.12	1.13	1.0
Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	Chickens used for production of eggs for human consumption—	from 17 weeks (not caged):	0.12	1.5	1.1
Chickens raised for meat:	Chickens raised for meat:	Chickens raised for meat:	0.06	1.06	0.72
Chickens raised for breeding—	Chickens raised for breeding—	less than 25 weeks:	0.04	0.86	0.78
Chickens raised for breeding—	Chickens raised for breeding—	from 25 weeks:	0.12	2.02	1.5
Turkeys—	Turkeys—	male:	0.16	3.74	3.1
Turkeys—	Turkeys—	female:	0.12	2.83	2.3
Ducks:	Ducks:	Ducks:	0.10	2.48	2.4
Ostriches:	Ostriches:	Ostriches:	1.6	3.83	18.5
Pigs	Pigs	Pigs	Pigs	Pigs	Pigs
Weight from 7kg and less than 13kg:	Weight from 7kg and less than 13kg:	Weight from 7kg and less than 13kg:	1.3	4.1	1.3
Weight from 13kg and less than 31kg:	Weight from 13kg and less than 31kg:	Weight from 13kg and less than 31kg:	2	14.2	6.0
Weight from 31kg and less than 66kg—	dry fed:	dry fed:	3.7	24	12.1
Weight from 31kg and less than 66kg—	liquid fed:	liquid fed:	7.1	24	12.1
Weight from 66kg and—	intended for slaughter—	dry fed:	5.1	33	17.9
Weight from 66kg and—	intended for slaughter—	liquid fed:	10	33	17.9
Weight from 66kg and—	sows intended for breeding that have not yet had their first litter:	sows intended for breeding that have not yet had their first litter:	5.6	38	20
Weight from 66kg and—	sows (including their litters up to a weight of 7kg per piglet) fed on a diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids:	sows (including their litters up to a weight of 7kg per piglet) fed on a diet supplemented with synthetic amino acids:	10.9	44	37
Weight from 66kg and—	sows (including their litters up to a weight of 7kg per piglet) fed on a diet without synthetic amino acids:	sows (including their litters up to a weight of 7kg per piglet) fed on a diet without synthetic amino acids:	10.9	49	37
Weight from 66kg and—	breeding boars from 66kg up to 150kg:	breeding boars from 66kg up to 150kg:	5.1	33	17.9
Weight from 66kg and—	breeding boars, from 150kg:	breeding boars, from 150kg:	8.7	48	28

SCHEDULE 2 — Fruit Species

Botanical Name	Common Name
Cydonia oblonga	Quince
Malus domestica	Apple
Mespilus germanica	Medlar
Morus spp.	Mulberry
Prunus armenaica	Apricot
Prunus avium	Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasus	Sour (cooking) cherry
Prunus ceracifera	Cherry plum
Prunus domestica	Plum
Prunus domestica subsp. insititia	Damson, Bullace
Prunus persica	Peach
Prunus persica var. nectarina	Nectarine
Prunus x gondouinii	Duke cherry
Prunus spinosa	Sloe
Pyrus communis	Pear
Pyrus pyrifolia	Asian pear

SCHEDULE 3 — Calculating nitrogen in organic manure

PART1 — Standard table

Manure other than slurry	Manure other than slurry	Total nitrogen in each tonne (kg)
Manure other than slurry from—	cattle:	6
Manure other than slurry from—	pigs:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	sheep:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	ducks:	6.5
Manure other than slurry from—	horses:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	goats:	6
Manure from laying hens:	Manure from laying hens:	19
Manure from turkeys or broiler chickens:	Manure from turkeys or broiler chickens:	30
Slurry	Slurry	Total nitrogen in each cubic metre (kg)
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Cattle:	Cattle:	2.6
Pigs:	Pigs:	3.6
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	strainer box:	1.5
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	weeping wall:	2
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	mechanical separator:	3
Separated cattle slurry (solid fraction):	Separated cattle slurry (solid fraction):	4
Separated pig slurry (liquid fraction):	Separated pig slurry (liquid fraction):	3.6
Separated pig slurry (solid fraction):	Separated pig slurry (solid fraction):	5
Dirty water:	Dirty water:	0.5

PART2 — Sampling and analysis of organic manure

Slurry and other liquid and semi-liquid organic manure

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Solid manures

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SCHEDULE 4 — Permitted crops for the closed period

¹ Nitrogen must not be spread on these crops after 31 October.	¹ Nitrogen must not be spread on these crops after 31 October.
² An additional 50kg of nitrogen per hectare may be spread every four weeks during the closed period up to the date of harvest.	² An additional 50kg of nitrogen per hectare may be spread every four weeks during the closed period up to the date of harvest.
³ A maximum of 40kg of nitrogen per hectare may be spread at any one time.	³ A maximum of 40kg of nitrogen per hectare may be spread at any one time.
Crop	Maximum nitrogen rate (kg/hectare)
Oilseed rape, winter¹	30
Asparagus	50
Brassica²	100
Grass¹³	80
Over-wintered salad onions	40
Parsley	40
Bulb onions	40

Signed

Alun Davies — Minister for Natural Resources and Food, one of the Welsh Ministers — 2013-10-01

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: See S.I. 2001/2555 for the designation conferred upon the National Assembly for Wales. By virtue of section 59 of, and paragraph 28(1) of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006, that designation is now vested in the Welsh Ministers.

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2008/3143 (W. 278).

[^f00004]: OJ No. L330, 5.12.1998, p.32.

[^f00005]: OJ No. L375, 31.12.1991, p.1 as last amended by Regulation (EC) 1137/2008 (OJ No. L311, 21.11.2008, p.1).

[^f00006]: Published by the British Standards Institution, 389 Chiswick High Road, London W5 5AL (www.bsigroup.com), ISBN 978-0-580-65307-0.

[^f00007]: The Fertiliser Manual (RB209), 8th edition, is published by TSO, June 2010, ISBN 978-0-11-243286-9.

[^f00008]: 1981 c. 69.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L277, 21.10.2005, p.1.

[^f00010]: The Advisory Committee on Organic Standards is a non-executive, non departmental public body that approves organic inspection bodies.

[^f00011]: The scheme is administered by Basis Registration Ltd, and a list of qualified persons is available from them on request or at their website, www.basis-reg.com.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2008/3143 (W.278).

PART 1 — Standard table

Manure other than slurry	Manure other than slurry	Total nitrogen in each tonne (kg)
Manure other than slurry from—	cattle:	6
Manure other than slurry from—	pigs:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	sheep:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	ducks:	6.5
Manure other than slurry from—	horses:	7
Manure other than slurry from—	goats:	6
Manure from laying hens:	Manure from laying hens:	19
Manure from turkeys or broiler chickens:	Manure from turkeys or broiler chickens:	30
Slurry	Slurry	Total nitrogen in each cubic metre (kg)
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Cattle:	Cattle:	2.6
Pigs:	Pigs:	3.6
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	strainer box:	1.5
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	weeping wall:	2
Separated cattle slurry (liquid fraction)—	mechanical separator:	3
Separated cattle slurry (solid fraction):	Separated cattle slurry (solid fraction):	4
Separated pig slurry (liquid fraction):	Separated pig slurry (liquid fraction):	3.6
Separated pig slurry (solid fraction):	Separated pig slurry (solid fraction):	5
Dirty water:	Dirty water:	0.5

PART 2 — Sampling and analysis of organic manure

Slurry and other liquid and semi-liquid organic manure

Solid manures

Editorial notes

[^key-b6e926219bffd12d0f0a5aafdbd9012c]: Regulations revoked (1.4.2021) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/77), regs. 1(3), 48(2)(a)

PART 3A — Derogation

Application for a derogation

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Appeal against refusal of a derogation application

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Derogated holdings

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SCHEDULE 5 — Derogated holdings

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Introductory

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

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Planning the spreading of phosphate fertiliser

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Other requirements for fertilisation plans

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Soil sampling and analysis

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Additional information to be recorded during the year

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Risk maps

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Maintaining the derogated holding as a grassland holding

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Closed period for ploughing grass on the derogated holding

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Sowing of crops following grass on the derogated holding

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Crop rotation on the derogated holding

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Recording the size of the derogated holding

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Records relating to storage of manure during the storage period

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Record of nitrogen and phosphate produced by animals

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

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Records of crops sown

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Records of spreading phosphate fertiliser

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Recording the date of ploughing

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Fertilisation accounts

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Implementation report

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