{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sludge-use-in-agriculture-regulations-1989/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sludge-use-in-agriculture-regulations-1989/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1263",
  "legislation_title": "The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sludge-use-in-agriculture-regulations-1989",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Supply of information about sludge",
  "text": "(1) A sludge producer shall make the register maintained under regulation 6 available for inspection by the Environment Agency or, in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales at all reasonable times; and shall furnish the Environment Agency or, in Wales, the Natural Resources Body for Wales with such information or facilities as it may reasonably require relating to (or to verifying the information contained in) the register or otherwise relating to sludge supplied by the sludge producer, including facilities for analysis of representative samples of sludge or soil.\n(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after testing sludge in accordance with Schedule 1, the sludge producer shall provide details of the analysis made under that Schedule to all persons to whom the sludge producer supplies sludge.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (S.) (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 21 para. 2 (with sch. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 7(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/593), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 7(1) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 23 (with Sch. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 7(1) substituted (1.4.1996) by The Environment Act 1995 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/593), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 5(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 7(1): transfer of functions (1.4.1996) by Environment Act 1995 (c. 25), s. 2(2)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in force at 1.9.1989, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1263/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:40:19.160833+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."
}