# The Nitrates Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 6: Periods when the land application of nitrogen fertiliser is prohibited

Extent: N.I.

(1) The land application of chemical fertiliser to grassland shall not be permitted between 15 September in any year and 31 January of the following year.
(2) The land application of chemical fertiliser to any land shall not be permitted between 15 September in any year and 31 January of the following year for crops other than grass unless there is a demonstrable crop requirement between those dates.
(3) The land application of organic manure, excluding farmyard manure and dirty water, to any land shall not be permitted between 15 October in any year and 31 January of the following year.
(4) The land application of any manure, including dirty water, to a derogated holding shall not be permitted between 15 October in any year and 31 January of the following year where the fertiliser plan indicates a proposal to disturb the soil as part of grass cultivation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/489/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nitrates-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-6
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