{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-18A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-18A.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2006/489",
  "legislation_title": "The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "regulation/18A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In addition to the measures mentioned in regulations 17 and 18, where regulation 10A applies the controller of a derogated holding shall carry out the following measures:\n(a) temporary grassland shall be ploughed in spring;\n(b) ploughed grass on all soil types shall be followed immediately by a crop with high nitrogen demand; and\n(c) crop rotation shall not include leguminous or other plants fixing atmospheric nitrogen except for grassland with less than 50% clover and to areas with cereals and pea undersown with grass.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (1.1.2011) by The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/411), regs. 1, 31(1)(a) (with reg. 29(1)(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 18A inserted (9.6.2008) by The Nitrates Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/196), regs. 1, 3(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/489/regulation/18A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:43:57.197532+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."
}