{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-calculation-of-value-for-compensation-regulations-1978/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-calculation-of-value-for-compensation-regulations-1978/schedule-1/part-I/chapter-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1978/809",
  "legislation_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) Regulations 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-calculation-of-value-for-compensation-regulations-1978",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/I/chapter/5",
  "kind": "chapter",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Liming (including chalking) of land",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, the value shall be the reasonable cost of the lime applied to the land (including the cost of delivery and application) reduced by such amount as represents the value of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or its equivalent calcium oxide (CaO) lost due to excess winter rainfall, such loss being estimated, by reference to mean annual excess winter rainfall and the rate of application of nitrogenous fertiliser to the land subsequent to the application of lime, in accordance with Table 1.\nTABLE 1\nEstimated annual loss of Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and its equivalent Calcium oxide (CaO) due to excess winter rainfall and nitrogenous fertiliser application\nRate of application of nitrogenous fertiliser Kilogrammes per hectare annually\nUp to 60\n61 to 120\n121 to 240\nOver 240\nMean annual excess winter rainfall\nRate of application of lime (ground limestone or equivalent)\nAnnual lossKg/ha\nAnnual lossKg/ha\nAnnual lossKg/ha\nAnnual lossKg/ha\nmm\ntonnes per hectare\nCaCO3\nCaO\nCaCO3\nCaO\nCaCO3\nCaO\nCaCO3\nCaO\nUp to 7.4\n240\n140\n390\n210\n600\n340\n900\n500\nUp to 250\n7.5 to 12.4\n300\n180\n450\n250\n680\n380\n970\n540\n12.5 and over\n400\n230\n550\n300\n770\n430\n1,070\n600\nUp to 7.4\n490\n280\n640\n360\n870\n490\n1,170\n650\n260 to 500\n7.5 to 12.4\n680\n380\n820\n460\n1,040\n590\n1,340\n750\n12.5 and over\n920\n510\n1,070\n590\n1,280\n720\n1,580\n890\nUp to 7.4\n890\n500\n1,040\n580\n1,260\n700\n1,560\n880\nOver 500\n7.5 to 12.4\n1,230\n690\n1,370\n770\n1,590\n890\n1,900\n1,050\n12.5 and over\n1,710\n930\n1,850\n1,040\n2,070\n1,150\n2,370\n1,330\n(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1) above, the cost shall not be regarded as reasonable if it exceeds the estimated cost (including the cost of delivery and application) of the equivalent in ground limestone or chalk, whichever is the cheaper, of an application of 7.5 tonnes per hectare of calcium oxide unless a heavier dressing or alternative material was applied following and in accordance with scientific advice relating to the condition of the soil.\n(3) (a) Where the soil characteristics and high excess winter rainfall taken together are such as to be major causes of rapid leaching of calcium from the soil, the value shall be nil at the end of four years after application of the lime; and\n(b) in every other case, the value shall be nil at the end of eight years after application of the lime.\n(4) In this paragraph and Table 1—\n(a) the expression “lime” includes chalk;\n(b) “excess winter rainfall” means the amount of rain falling between the date in autumn when the soil reaches field capacity and the end of March in the following year, less the amount of the evapotranspiration from the soil during that period, as is indicated by the data on such rainfall, including data of mean annual excess winter rainfall, in relation to different areas of England and Wales produced from time to time by the Meteorological Office.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1980/751",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1980"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1980/751",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1980"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1983/1475",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1983"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1983/1475",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1983"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1981/822",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1981"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1981/822",
      "affecting_title": "The Agriculture (Calculation of Value for Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1981"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1978/809/schedule/1/part/I/chapter/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T19:34:28.087777+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."
}