# The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015, Paragraph 2: Limit on application of livestock manure

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) The occupier must ensure that in the calendar year for which the derogation has effect—
A ≥ (Ngl/250) + (Nngl/170).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
“A” is the area of the derogated holding in hectares as at 1st January in that calendar year;
“Ngl” is the total amount of nitrogen in kilogrammes in livestock manure from animals listed as “grazing livestock” in Schedule 1, whether applied directly by an animal or by spreading;
“Nngl” is the total amount of nitrogen in kilogrammes in livestock manure from animals listed as “non-grazing livestock” in Schedule 1, whether applied directly by an animal or by spreading.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/668/schedule/3/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-pollution-prevention-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-2
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