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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nutrient-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2019/81",
  "legislation_title": "The Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nutrient-action-programme-regulations-northern-ireland-2019",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "If an application of organic manure (including livestock manure) or chemical fertiliser to steeply sloping land is proposed, a risk assessment must be undertaken in addition to meeting all relevant requirements of these Regulations. The factors set out in Table 1 shall be considered in making this risk assessment. Table 2 shall be consulted to ascertain whether fertiliser application is permitted.\nTable 1\nFertiliser application to steeply sloping ground – risk assessment factors\nFactor\nRisk\nLiquid organic manures\nSolid organic manures\nChemical fertiliser\nDistance from spreading area to waterway other than lake\nHigh\nless than 20 metres\nless than 20 metres\nless than 5 metres\nMedium\n20 – 30 metres\n20 – 30 metres\n5 – 10 metres\nLow\ngreater than 30 metres\ngreater than 30 metres\ngreater than 10 metres\nDistance from spreading area to lake\nHigh\nless than 30 metres\nless than 30 metres\nless than 10 metres\nMedium\n30 – 40 metres\n30 – 40 metres\n10 – 15 metres\nLow\ngreater than 40 metres\ngreater than 40 metres\ngreater than 15 metres\nLevel of fertiliser applied\nHigh\nmore than 25m3/ha\nmore than 25 tonnes/ha\ngreater than 120 kg/N/ha\nMedium\n15 – 25m3/ha\n15 – 25 tonnes/ha\n80 – 120 kg/N/ha\nLow\nless than 15m3/ha\nless than 15 tonnes/ha\nless than 80 kg/N/ha\nSoil conditions\nHigh\nvery wet, compacted soil\nvery wet, compacted soil\nvery wet, compacted soil\nMedium\nwet, poached soil\nwet, poached soil\nwet, poached soil\nLow\ndry, firm trafficable soil\ndry, firm trafficable soil\ndry, firm trafficable soil\nForecast weather conditions for next 48 hours\nHigh\nheavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)\nheavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)\nheavy rainfall (more than 4 mm per hour)\nMedium\nmoderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)\nmoderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)\nmoderate rainfall (0.5 – 4 mm per hour)\nLow\nlow rainfall (less than 0.5 mm per hour)\nlow rainfall (less than 0.5 mm per hour)\nlow rainfall (less than 0.5mm per hour)\nArable land only – time to incorporation\nHigh\nmore than 48 hours\nmore than 5 days\nn/a\nMedium\n12 – 48 hours\n3 – 5 days\nn/a\nLow\nless than 12 hours\nless than 3 days\nn/a\nTable 2\nRisk assessment determination\nRisk level\nNumber of factors applicable\nIs the land application of fertiliser permitted\nHigh Risk\nOne or more factors\nNo\nMedium Risk\nTwo or more factors\nNo\nOne factor\nYes\nLow Risk\nOne or more factors\nYes",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (15.10.2019) by The Nutrient Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/183), regs. 1, 19(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 substituted (15.10.2019) by The Nutrient Action Programme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/183), regs. 1, 19(b)(ii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/81/schedule/4/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:46:59.794926+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."
}