{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nutrient-action-programme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nutrient-action-programme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2019/183",
  "legislation_title": "The Nutrient Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nutrient-action-programme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2019",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Amendment of Schedule 2",
  "text": "At the end of Schedule 2 insert—\n“Criteria as to calculation of phosphorus balance\n1. (1) Phosphorus balance is the difference between phosphorus inputs to the holding less the total of phosphorus outputs leaving the holding. It is calculated per unit area of agricultural land on the holding for each calendar year.\n(2) Phosphorus inputs include, when imported on to the holding—\n(a) the total amount of phosphorus in chemical fertiliser;\n(b) the total amount of phosphorus in feedstuffs (calculated using values from Table 7); and\n(c) the total amount of phosphorus in organic manure (calculated using values from Table 2).\n(3) Phosphorus outputs include, when exported from the holding—\n(a) the total amount of phosphorus in produce, for example, meat, milk and crops (calculated using values from Table 7); and\n(b) the total amount of phosphorus in organic manure (calculated using values from Table 2).\n(4) Inputs of phosphorus to agricultural land in precipitation and losses of phosphorus from the holding to any waterway or water contained in any underground strata are excluded from the balance calculation.\nTable 7\nPhosphorus (P) content of agricultural products and feedstuffs\nAgricultural product\nPhosphorus content (% fresh weight)\nPoultry concentrate\n0.5 (or actual declared content)\nPig concentrate\n0.48 (or actual declared content)\nRuminant concentrate\n0.55 (or actual declared content)\nAll other concentrates\n0.58 (or actual declared content)\nCattle\n0.66\nMilk\n0.10\nSheep\n0.54\nWool\n0.04\nPigs\n0.50\nPoultry\n0.58\nEggs\n0.22\nStraw\n0.10\nSilage\n0.06\nHay\n0.30\nPotatoes\n0.04\nOats\n0.29\nBarley\n0.30\nWheat\n0.26\nMaize\n0.25\nFull fat soya\n0.45\nLinseed\n0.81\nRape\n1.10\nSoya\n0.68\nSunflower\n0.93\nGluten\n0.96\nCitrus\n0.1\nWheat distillers\n0.77\nCorn distillers\n0.77\nPeas\n0.44\nPalm kernel\n0.63\nPollard\n1.00\nSoya hulls\n0.14\nSugar beet\n0.1\nGrass fresh\n0.06\nWhole crop wheat fresh\n0.09\nWhole crop wheat silage\n0.09\nForage maize fresh\n0.07\nForage maize silage\n0.07\n”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/183/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:45:43.683762+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."
}