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Nitrates Action Programme Changes in Northern Ireland

18 January 2016

What is the new legislation:
The Nitrates Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
What is the amended legislation: The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Who does this effect: Northern Ireland
When does this change take place: 14th December 2015

These Regulations amend the Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 in order to:

  1. correct an error in the penalties framework of Regulation 31 (Penalties);

  2. amend the measures relating to cover in winter and crop management;

  3. amend the date for submission of manure export records for derogated farms;

  4. add some further agricultural products to Table 7 of Schedule 1 (Phosphorus content of agricultural products and feedstuffs); and

  5. correct some minor omissions and typographical errors.

The full text of the Regulations can be found here.

Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk