F1PART 1Preliminary

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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Regulations revoked (except Sch. 1 Table 1a which continues to have effect until 31.12.2019) (11.4.2019) by The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/81), reg. 38(1)(a) (with regs. 36, 38(2))

Citation and commencementF11

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Purpose of and application of RegulationsF12

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InterpretationF13

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F1PART 2General

Duty of the controller to prevent water pollutionF14

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Duty of the controller to comply with these RegulationsF15

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Exemptions granted by the DepartmentF16

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F1PART 3Prevention of water pollution from the application of fertilisers

Periods when the land application of fertiliser is prohibitedF17

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Requirements as to the manner of land application of fertiliser to any agricultural landF18

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General measures governing the limits on land application of nitrogen fertiliserF19

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Measures governing the limits on land application of nitrogen fertiliser to grasslandF110

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Measures governing the limits on land application of nitrogen fertiliser to land other than grasslandF111

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Derogation from the measures governing the limits on land application of livestock manureF112

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Measures governing the limits on land application of organic manures with a high proportion of phosphorusF113

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F1PART 4Storage requirements

General obligations as to storage facilities for livestock manure and silage effluentF114

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Obligations as to livestock manure storage capacity on pig and poultry enterprisesF115

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Manner of storage of slurryF116

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Manner of storage of farmyard manure and location of storage facilitiesF117

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Manner of storage of poultry litter and location of storage facilitiesF118

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Manner of storage of dirty waterF119

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Calculation of livestock manure storage capacityF120

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Making and storage of silageF121

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F1PART 5Measures relating to land management

Cover in winterF122

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Crop managementF123

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Crop management for derogated holdingsF124

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F1PART 6Record keeping and compliance monitoring

Type of records requiredF125

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Duty of the controller not to provide false or misleading informationF126

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F1PART 7Enforcement

EnforcementF127

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NoticesF128

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Appeals against notices requiring works etc.F129

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OffencesF130

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PenaltiesF131

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F1PART 8Powers, duties and functions of the Departments

ReportingF132

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ReviewingF133

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F1PART 9Miscellaneous

Transitional provisionsF134

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Consequential amendmentsF135

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RevocationsF136

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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 11th December 2014

John Speers A senior officer of theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 11th December 2014

Dave Foster A senior officer of theDepartment of the Environment