# The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003, Paragraph 16


(1) Where any land on a farm has been used in any year to produce a leafy vegetable crop–
(a) any further cultivation of that land prior to 1st December of that year shall be for autumn sown crops only;
(b) any preparation of that land for a spring crop shall not commence before 1st December of that year; and
(c) any unharvested residues of that crop shall be–
(i) removed from the nitrate vulnerable zone;
(ii) left in field and incorporated into the soil during cultivation for autumn sown crops;
(iii) by 1st October of that year, incorporated in field with a suitable binding material; or
(iv) left in field and incorporated into the soil during cultivation for the next spring sown crop.
(2) In paragraph (1) above–
“leafy vegetable crop” means a crop whose leaves or flowers are marketed as–
(a)compact or loose vegetative organs; or
(b)immature flowers;
“unharvested residues” of a leafy vegetable crop includes discarded stems and leaves and rejected vegetables; and
“a suitable binding material” means a cellulose-based binding material which shall have a carbon to nitrogen ratio exceeding 50:1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/51/schedule/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/action-programme-for-nitrate-vulnerable-zones-scotland-regulations-2003/schedule/paragraph-16
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