{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-control-of-agricultural-pollution-wales-regulations-2021/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-control-of-agricultural-pollution-wales-regulations-2021/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2021/77",
  "legislation_title": "The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-resources-control-of-agricultural-pollution-wales-regulations-2021",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Closed periods for spreading organic manure with high readily available nitrogen",
  "text": "Subject to regulations 18A, 19 and 20, no person may spread organic manure with high readily available nitrogen on land between the following dates, all inclusive (“the closed period”)—\nThe closed period\nSoil Type\nGrassland\nTillage land\nSandy or shallow soil\n1 September to 31 December\n1 August to 31 December\nAll other soils\n15 October to 15 January\n1 October to 31 January",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 18 inserted (15.10.2026) by The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/121), regs. 1, 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 18 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/77/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:41:32.369257+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."
}