These Regulations which are made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 implement in Northern Ireland Regulation (EC) No. 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council relating to fertilisers (“the Community Regulation”).
Where an act or omission is an offence under these Regulations it shall not be an offence under Part IV of the Agriculture Act 19705 or the Fertilisers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19926.