Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 447 of 2009).
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
These Regulations amend the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008 so as to implement Commission Decision 2009/431/EC granting derogation to England, Scotland and Wales pursuant to Council Directive 91/676/EEC concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
The Regulations provide for a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure which may be obtained from the Scottish Ministers by an occupier of any grassland farm within a nitrate vulnerable zone. The Regulations set out application requirements and define obligations of an occupier who has obtained a derogation including record-keeping.
The Regulations provide for a derogation from the annual farm limit of nitrogen in livestock manure which may be obtained from the Scottish Ministers by an occupier of any grassland farm within a nitrate vulnerable zone. The Regulations set out application requirements and define obligations of an occupier who has obtained a derogation including record-keeping.
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No