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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-1998/schedule/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2927",
  "legislation_title": "The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-1998",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Without prejudice to the specific provisions set out in paragraphs 3-14 below, the land application of nitrogen fertiliser shall take account of local environmental factors.\n(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) above, local environmental factors are–\n(a) soil conditions, type and slope,\n(b) climatic conditions, rainfall and irrigation,\n(c) land use and agricultural practice.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2927/schedule/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:14:50.967780+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}