The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Prohibited application of fertiliserN.I.

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7.—(1) The land application of chemical nitrogen fertiliser and chemical phosphorus fertiliser to grassland shall not be permitted from 15th September in any year to 31st January of the following year.

(2) The land application of chemical fertiliser to any land shall not be permitted from 15th September in any year to 31st January of the following year for crops other than grass unless there is a demonstrable crop requirement between those dates.

(3) The land application of organic manure, excluding farmyard manure and dirty water, to any land shall not be permitted from 15th October in any year to 31st January of the following year.

(4) The land application of farmyard manure to any land shall not be permitted from 31st October in any year to 31st January of the following year.