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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-amendment-regulations-1995/schedule-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/16",
  "legislation_title": "The Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-amendment-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/5",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "“\n2.\nNPK fertiliser solution\nProduct obtained chemically and by dissolution in water, in a form stable at atmospheric pressure, without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 Not less than 2% nitrogen (N)\n2 Not less than 3% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)\n3 Not less than 3% potassium oxide (K2O)\nThe sum of the three nutrients must be not less than 15% by weight\nMaximum biuret content: N × 0.026\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 10% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPhosphorus Pentoxide (P2O5)\nAmount of phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water\nP2O5 1.1\nP2O5 0.5\nPotassium Oxide (K2O)\nAmount of potassium oxide soluble in water\nK2O 1.1\nN + P2O5 +K2O 1.9\nK2O 0.5\nOptional declarations\nWhere the biuret content is less than 0.2% the statement “low in buret” may be made. Amount of chlorine. Where the chlorine content is not greater than 2% the statement “low in chlorine” may be made\nCl 0.2\nNPK fertiliser suspension\nProduct in fluid form, in which the nutrients are derived from substances both in suspension in water and in solution without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 not less than 3% nitrogen (N)\n2 not less than 4% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)\n3 not less than 4% potassium oxide (K2O)\nThe sum of the three nutrients must not be less than 20% by weight\nMaximum biuret content: N × 0.026\nThe fertiliser must not contain Thomas slag, aluminium-calcium phosphate, calcined phosphates, partially solubilised phosphates, or natural phosphates.\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 18% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPhosphorus Pentoxide (P2O5)\nWhere phosphorous pentoxide soluble in water is less than 2%, amount of:—\n1 Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate\nWhere phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is equal to or greater than 2%, amount of:—\n1 Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water\n2 Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water\nAs set out in paragraph 7(a) of this Schedule\nP2O5 1.1\nP2O5 0.5\nPotassium Oxide (K2O)\nAmount of potassium oxide soluble in water\nK2O 1.1\nN + P2O5 + K2O 1.9\nK2O 0.5\nOptional declarations\nWhere the biuret content is less than 0.2% the statement “low in biuret” may be made.\nAmount of chlorine. Where the chlorine content is not greater than 2% the statement “low in chlorine” may be made.\nC1 0.2\nNP fertiliser solution\nProduct obtained chemically and by dissolution in water, in a form stable at atmospheric pressure, without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 not less than 3% nitrogen (N)\n2 not less than 5% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)\nThe sum of the two nutrients must not be less than 18% by weight\nThe maximum biuret content is ureic N × 0.026\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 10% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPhosphorus Pentoxide (P2O5)\nAmount of phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water\nP2O5 1.1\nN + P2O5 1.5\nP2O5 0.5\nOptional declaration\nWhere the biuret content is less than 0.2% the statement “low in biuret” may be made\nNP fertiliser suspension\nProduct in fluid form, in which the nutrients are derived from substances both in solution and in suspension in water, without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 not less than 3% nitrogen (N)\n2 not less than 5% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5)\nThe sum of the two nutrients must not be lass than 18% by weight\nThe maximum biuret content is ureic N × 0.026\nThe fertiliser may not contain Thomas slaag, aluminium calcium phosphate, calcined phosphate, partially solubilised phosphate or natural phosphates\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 10% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPhosphorus Pentoxide (P2O5)\nWhere phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is less than 2%, amount of:—\n1 Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nWhere phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is equal to or greater than 2% amount of:\n1 Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water\n2 Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water\nP2O5 1.1\nP2O5 0.5\nN + P2O5 1.5\nOptional Declaration\nWhere biuret content is less than 0.2% the statement “low in biuret” may be made\nNK Fertiliser solution\nProduct obtained chemically and by dissolution in water, in a form stable at atmospheric pressure, without addition of organic products on animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 not less than 3% nitrogen (N)\n2 not less than 5% potasium oxide (K2O)\nThe sum of the two nutrients must not be less than 15%\nThe maximum biuret content shall be ureic N × 0.026\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 10% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPotassium Oxide (K2O)\nAmount of potassium oxide soluble in water\nK2O 1.1\nN + K2O 1.5\nK2O 0.5\nOptional declarations\nAmount of chlorine\nWhere the chlorine content is not greater than 2%, the statement “low in chlorine” may be made\nWhere the biuret content is less tan 0.2%, the statement “low in biuret” may be made\nCl 0.2\nNK fertiliser suspension\nProduct in fluid form, in which the nutrients are derived from substances both in solution and in suspension in the water, without addition of organic nutrients of animal or vegetable origin, containing by weight:\n1 not less than 3% nitrogen (N)\n2 not less than 5% potassium oxide (K2O)\nThe sum of the two nutrients must not be less than 18% by weight\nThe maximum biuret content shall be ureic N × 0.026\nNitrogen (N)\nEEC Fertiliser\nOther than EEC fertiliser\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount of:—\ntotal nitrogen\nAmount where equal to or greater than 1% by weight of:—\n1 nitric nitrogen\n2 ammoniacal nitrogen\n3 ureic nitrogen\n4 cyanamide nitrogen\nAmount of:—\nureic nitrogen, save that a declaration of 10% or less need not be made\nN 1.1\nAs set out in paragraph 7 of this Schedule\nN 0.5\nPotassium Oxide (K2O)\nAmount of potassium oxide soluble in water\nK2O\nN + K2O 1.5\nK2O 0.5\nOptional declarations\nAmount of chlorine\nWhere the chlorine content is not greater than 2%, the statement “low in chlorine” may be made\nWhere the biuret content is less than 0.2%, the statement “low in biuret” may be made\nCl 0.2\n”",
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