Schedule New Schedule 4

“SCHEDULE 4

Transitional dates for new holdings

Regulation 5A

1.

The following regulations do not apply in relation to a new holding until 1st January 2018—

(a)

regulation 7 (application of livestock manure);

(b)

regulation 8 (spreading organic manure);

(c)

regulation 10 (planning the spreading of nitrogen fertiliser);

(d)

regulation 11 (additional information to be recorded);

(e)

regulation 12 (total nitrogen spread on a holding);

(f)

regulation 13 (grass grown for dehydration or chlorophyll production);

(g)

regulation 15 (risk map);

(h)

regulation 16 (restrictions on spreading nitrogen fertiliser);

(i)

regulation 17 (spreading organic manure near surface water, boreholes, springs or wells);

(j)

regulation 19 (incorporating organic manure into the ground);

(k)

regulation 23 (storage of organic manure);

(l)

regulation 25A (record of size of holding);

(m)

regulation 25B (record of storage capacity);

(n)

regulation 26 (annual records relating to storage);

(o)

regulation 27 (record of nitrogen produced by animals);

(p)

regulation 28 (livestock manure brought on to or sent off the holding);

(q)

regulation 29 (sampling and analysis);

(r)

regulation 30 (records of crops sown);

(s)

regulation 31 (records of spreading nitrogen fertiliser);

(t)

regulation 32 (subsequent records);

(u)

regulation 34 (keeping records up to date).

2.

The following regulations do not apply in relation to a new holding until 31st July 2019—

(a)

regulation 18 (restrictions on spreading slurry);

(b)

regulation 20 (closed periods for organic manure);

(c)

regulation 21 (exemption for organic holdings);

(d)

regulation 22 (closed period for manufactured nitrogen fertiliser);

(e)

regulation 24 (separation of slurry);

(f)

regulation 25 (storage capacity).”