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19.—(1) It is an offence to sell or supply for use as a fertiliser on agricultural land, or to possess with the intention of such sale or supply, any—
(a)mammalian protein (other than ash) derived from animal by-products classified as Category 2 material in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002; or
(b)ash derived from the incineration of animal by-products classified as Category 1 material in that Regulation.
(2) It is an offence to use anything prohibited in sub-paragraph (1) on agricultural land as a fertiliser.
(3) In this paragraph—
(a)“agricultural land” means land used or capable of being used for the purposes of a trade or business in connection with agriculture; and
(b)“agriculture” includes fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming and livestock breeding and keeping, the use of land as grazing land, meadow land or osier land, and the use of land for woodland and horticulture (except the propagation of plants and the growing of plants within greenhouses, glass structures or plastic structures).
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