# The Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015, Paragraph 9: Closed period for ploughing grass

Extent: E+W+S+NI

(1) Any temporary grassland on sandy soils on the holding must not be ploughed between 1stJuly and the following 31st December.
(2) Where livestock manure has been spread on grass on sandy soils on the holding between 1st September and 31st December, the grass must not be ploughed before the following 16th January.
(3) Where livestock manure has been spread on grass not on sandy soils on the holding between 15th October and the following 15th January, the grass must not be ploughed before the following 16th January.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/668/schedule/3/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrate-pollution-prevention-regulations-2015/schedule-3/paragraph-9
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