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Statutory Instrument

The Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1995

Citation
S.I. 1995/16
As at
Sections
79
Section 1Title, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 30th January 1995.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations ” means the Fertilisers Regulations 1991 .

Section 2Amendment of the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations are hereby amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4 below.

Section 3Amendment of the principal Regulations

(1) After regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulation:

(3A) No person shall sell for the final use by the purchaser as a fertiliser any Ammonium nitrate as defined in column (3) of Section A of the table in Schedule 1 which, not being designated as an EEC fertiliser, contains more than 28% by weight of nitrogen, unless the material is in a container which complies with the provisions of Part II of Schedule 2.

(2) In regulation 4—

(a) in paragraph (1), the words “or have in possession with a view to sale” shall be deleted;

(b) in paragraph (3), for the words “the intending purchaser” there shall be substituted the words “any intending purchaser”.

Section 4Amendment of the principal Regulations

In the table in Schedule 1—

(a) In Group 1(a) of Section A (“STRAIGHT FERTILISERS”)—

(i) in the provisions relating to Ammonium nitrate, in column (3) (“Meaning”) the words “is designated as an EEC fertiliser and” shall be deleted;

(ii) after the provisions relating to the material Nitrate of lime and magnesium, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (4) the following provisions:

Magnesium nitrate.

When marketed in the form of crystals a note “in crystallised form” may be added.

Amount of:—

nitric nitrogen;

magnesium oxide soluble in water.

(iii) after the provisions relating to the material Urea, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (4) the contents of Schedule 1 to these Regulations;

(b) in Section B (“COMPOUND FERTILISERS”)—

(i) at the end of the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 1, there shall be added in columns (2) to (4) the contents of Schedule 2 to these Regulations;

(ii) at the end of the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 2, there shall be added in columns (2) to (4) the contents of Schedule 3 to these Regulations; and

(iii) at the end of the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 3, there shall be added in columns (2) to (4) the contents of Schedule 4 to these Regulations;

(c) in Section C (“FLUID FERTILISERS”)—

(i) in Group 1(a), after the provisions relating to the material Calcium nitrate solution, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (4) the following provisions:

Amount of:—

nitric nitrogen;

magnesium oxide soluble in water.

(ii) for the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 2, other than the materials PK fertiliser solution and PK fertiliser suspension, there shall be substituted the contents of Schedule 5 to these Regulations;

(d) in Section D (“FERTILISERS CONTAINING BORON, COBALT, COPPER, IRON, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM OR ZINC AS TRACE ELEMENTS”)—

(i) for the heading and the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 1, there shall be substituted the contents of Schedule 6 to these Regulations;

(ii) above the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 2, there shall be added the heading “FERTILISERS CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF TRACE ELEMENTS”;

(iii) in the provisions relating to the materials itemised in Group 2—

(A) in column (1), for the figure “2” there shall be substituted the figure “8”;

(B) in column (3), for the words “Product of two or more of the products listed in (1) above” there shall be substituted the words “Mixture of two or more of the trace elements listed in Group 1 above”;

(e) in Section E (“FERTILISERS CONTAINING MAINLY CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM OR SULPHUR AS NUTRIENTS”)—

(i) for the heading there shall be substituted the heading “SECTION E: SECONDARY NUTRIENTS FERTILISERS”;

(ii) after the provisions relating to the material Magnesium sulphate, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (4) the following provisions:

Magnesium sulphate solution.

The usual trade names may be added.

Amount of:—

water-soluble magnesium oxide.

Optional declarations

Amount of water-soluble sulphur trioxide.

Section 1

not less than 5% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

crotonylidene diurea or

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate

Where phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is equal to or greater than 2%, amount of:—

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water

Section 2

not less than 5% phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Section 2Nitrogen (N)

ammoniacal nitrogen

Section 2Nitrogen (N)

isobutylidene diurea or

Section 2Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water

Section 3

not less than 5% potassium oxide (K 2 O).

The sum of the three nutrients must not be less than 20%.

At least 25% of the declared content of total nitrogen must derive from crotonylidene diurea, or isobutylidene diurea or urea formaldehyde.

At least 60% of the declared nitrogen content from urea formaldehyde must be soluble in hot water.

The product must not contain Thomas slag, calcined phosphate, aluminium-calcium phosphate, partially solubilised natural phosphate or natural phosphate.

The P 2 O 5 content soluble only in mineral acids must not exceed 2%

Section 3Nitrogen (N)

ureic nitrogen;

nitrogen, where appropriate, from

Section 3Nitrogen (N)

urea formaldehyde;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde that is only soluble in hot water;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde that is soluble in cold water

Section 1

not less than 5% nitrogen (N)

Section 1

nitric nitrogen

Section 1

crotonylidene diurea or

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate

Where phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is equal to or greater than 2% amount of:—

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water

Section 2

not less than 5% phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

The sum of the two nutrients must be not less than 18% by weight.

At least 25% of the declared content of total nitrogen must derive from crotonylidene diurea,, or isobutylidene diurea or urea formaldehyde.

At least 60% of the declared nitrogen content from urea formaldehyde must be soluble in hot water.

The product must not contain Thomas slag, calcined phosphate, aluminium-calcium phosphate, partially solubilised natural phosphate or natural phosphate.

The P 2 O 5 content soluble only in mineral acids must not exceed 2%

Section 2

ammoniacal nitrogen

Section 2

isobutylidene diurea or

Section 2Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water

Section 3

ureic nitrogen;

nitrogen, where appropriate, from

Section 3

urea formaldehyde;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde that is soluble only in hot water;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde that is soluble in cold water

Section 1

not less than 5% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

crotonylidene diurea or

Section 2

not less than 5% potassium oxide (K 2 O)

The sum of the two nutrients must be not less than 18% by weight.

At least 25% of the declared content of total nitrogen must derive from crotonylidene diurea, or isobutylidene diurea or urea formaldehyde.

At least 60% of the declared nitrogen content from urea formaldehyde must be soluble in hot water

Section 2Nitrogen (N)

ammoniacal nitrogen

Section 2Nitrogen (N)

isobutylidene diurea or

Section 3Nitrogen (N)

ureic nitrogen;

nitrogen, where appropriate, from

Section 3Nitrogen (N)

urea formaldehyde;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde that is soluble only in hot water;

nitrogen from urea formaldehyde this is soluble in cold water.

Section 1

Not less than 2% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1

not less than 3% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate

Where phosphorus pentoxide soluble in water is equal to or greater than 2%, amount of:—

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water

Section 1

not less than 3% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1

not less than 3% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1Phosphorus Pentoxide (P 2 O 5 )

Phosphorus pentoxide soluble in neutral ammonium citrate

Section 1

Phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5 ) soluble in neutral ammonium citrate and in water

Section 1

not less than 3% nitrogen (N)

Section 1Nitrogen (N)

nitric nitrogen

Section 1

not less than 3% nitrogen (N)

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