S.L. 549.66 Art. 7Period when land application of fertiliser is prohibited.

(1) The land application of organic fertiliser to any holding shall not be permitted between 15 October of a particular year and

15 March of the following year.

(2) The land application of inorganic fertiliser to any holding shall not be permitted between 15 October of a particular year and 15 March of the following year: Provided that the land application of inorganic fertiliser may be permitted by the Director in the event of demonstrable crop nitrogen requirement between those dates being notified by the farmer to the Director, and accompanied by relevant proof: Provided further that the Director may, where deemed reasonable owing to justified circumstances, permit the application of inorganic fertiliser during such period, and shall notify such decision in the Gazette:

Provided that the application of inorganic and organic fertiliser shall be permitted in closed systems with a concrete platform if the location in question conforms to the distance requirements in regulation 8(3).