PART 2Limiting the application of organic manure
Spreading organic manure — nitrogen limits per hectare5
1
Subject to paragraph (2), the occupier of a holding must ensure that, in any 12 month period, the total amount of nitrogen in organic manure spread on any given hectare on the holding does not exceed 250 kg.
2
The occupier of a holding must ensure that the total amount of nitrogen in organic manure exclusively in the form of certified compost applied to any given hectare on the holding does not exceed—
a
1000 kg in any four year period if it is applied as mulch to orchard land, or
b
500 kg in any two year period if it is applied to any other land.
3
For the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the total amount of nitrogen in organic manure must be calculated by reference to the methods described in regulation 9 for establishing nitrogen content.
4
In this regulation—
a
“orchard land” means land on which any fruit listed in Schedule 2 is grown;
b
“certified compost” means green compost or green/food compost in relation to which the supplier confirms in writing that it meets the standards set out in the publication PAS 100:2011 on composted materials dated January 2011 and contains no livestock manure;
c
the occupier must retain written confirmation that the organic manure complies with sub-paragraph (b).