The Nitrate Pollution Prevention (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Miscellaneous amendments

9.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “new holding”, for “after 16th May 2013” substitute “on 31st December 2016 (and which was not a holding immediately before that date)”;

(b) in the definition of “shallow soil”, for “40mm” substitute “40cm”.

(2) In regulation 20 (closed periods for organic manure), omit paragraph (6).

(3) In regulation 21 (exemption for organic holdings), omit paragraph (6).

(4) For regulation 24 (separation of slurry), substitute—

“24.   The occupier of a relevant holding must, when separating any slurry on the holding into its solid and liquid fractions, do so mechanically or on an impermeable surface where the liquid drains into a suitable receptacle.”.

(5) In regulation 40(5) (publication date for regulatory review), for “6th August 2017” substitute “31st March 2020”.

(6) For regulation 41(1) (offence) substitute—

“(1) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of any of the following regulations commits an offence—

(a) regulations 7 and 8;

(b) regulations 10 to 13;

(c) regulations 15 to 35;

(d) regulation 37(3).”.