The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

Amendment of Schedule 3

3.—(1) Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In table 1, previous crop: N residue group 3, the words “Thin permanent grass, low N, no clover” are inserted immediately below the words “1–2 year high N leys², not grazed within 2 months of ploughing out or during September or October”.

(3) In table 1, previous crop: N residue group 3, an opening bracket is inserted immediately before the words “²high N means average N use in last 2 years was more than 150 kg/ha/year, or high clover)”.

(4) In table 1, previous crop: N residue group 4, the words “Thick permanent grass, low N” are inserted immediately below the words “3–5 year low N leys, not grazed within 2 months of ploughing out or during September or October”.

(5) In table 1, previous crop: N residue group 6, the word “not” is omitted immediately after the words “3–5 year high N leys,”.

(6) In table 4, part C–

(a) in the 3rd row of “Cattle slurry – Surface applied” which relates to 10% dry matter, in the 10th column “25” is substituted for “20”.

(b) in the 1st row of “Cattle slurry – ploughed in” which relates to 2% dry matter, in the 8th column “30” is substituted for “25”.

(c) in the 2nd row of “Cattle slurry – ploughed in” which relates to 6% dry matter, in the 8th column “25” is substituted for “20”.

(d) in the row “Separated – Weeping wall”, in the 5th column “2” is substituted for “3”.

(e) in the row “Separated – Mechanical”, in the 5th column “3” is substituted for “4”.

(f) in the 1st row of “Pig slurry – ploughed in” which relates to 2% dry matter, in the 8th column “35” is substituted for “30”.

(g) in the 2nd row of “Pig Slurry – ploughed in” which relates to 4% dry matter, in the 8th column “30” is substituted for “25”.

(h) in the 3rd row of “Pig slurry – ploughed in” which relates to 6% dry matter, in the 8th column “30” is substituted for “25”.

(i) in the 3rd row of “Pig slurry – shallow injected” which relates to 6% dry matter, in the 9th column “40” is substituted for “34”.