The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989

UK Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 1263 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 24 July 1989
In force from: 1 September 1989
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Alcohol licensing, gambling, smoke-free and public health
Made under: European Communities Act 1972

Explanatory note

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These Regulations implement Council Directive No. 86/278/EEC (OJ No. L181/6) on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture. Regulation 3 prohibits sludge from sewage plants from being used in agriculture unless specified requirements are fulfilled. They include the testing of the sludge and the soil (Schedules 1 and 2). Regulation 4 specifies precautions which must be taken after sludge from sewage plants or septic tanks is used on agricultural land. Regulation 5 requires the occupier of land on which sludge has been used to provide the sludge producer with information about the land and the sludge used. Regulations 6 and 7 require every sludge producer to maintain a register of the quantities of sludge produced and supplied for use in agriculture, including details of the amount of sludge used on each agricultural unit and the results of analysis of the sludge and the soil. The register is to be available to the Secretary of State for inspection, together with such information or facilities as he may reasonably require, including facilities for analysing the sludge or soil. The sludge producer is required to provide persons he supplies with the results of analysis of the sludge. Regulation 8 makes special provision for dedicated sites, which on 17th June 1986 (the date of notification of the Directive) were dedicated to the disposal of sludge but on which commercial food crops were being grown exclusively for animal consumption. Regulation 9 provides an offence of contravening the Regulations, which carries a maximum fine on summary conviction of level 5 on the standard scale.

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Municipal Waste Water Treatment: Ecc Report Lords · Lords Chamber · 22 October 1991 · The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Baroness Blatch)
My Lords, this has been deemed an unmentionable subject. However, I have to agree with all noble Lords who have spoken, not simply about how important it is but how interesting and challenging is the work of seeking solutions to what was described by my noble friend Lord Cranbrook as inevitable waste. I wish to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Nathan, and his colleagues on an excellent report. I wish also to pay tribute to the quality of the speeches. Your Lordships invariably bring an expertise and insight to discussion of environmental issues which is without parallel. Today has been no…
Environment Bill Hl Lords · Lords Chamber · 20 March 1995 · Viscount Ullswater
My Lords, Amendment No. 12, introduced by my noble friend Lord Coleraine, purports to give the agency power to institute civil proceedings in England and Wales. He indicated that I suggested that this amendment is, however, unnecessary. Whereas it is necessary to give the agency express power to take criminal proceedings since it is to be a prosecuting authority under the legislation in respect of which it has functions, so far as civil proceedings are concerned the agency will be able to take any civil proceedings which in its opinion are calculated to facilitate or are conducive or…
Draft Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Commons · General Committees · 28 January 2019 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Thérèse Coffey)
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. This is the second of the affirmative statutory instruments on the environment to be considered as the UK leaves the European Union, as provided for by the result of the 2016 referendum and as subsequently agreed by Parliament. In line with the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the regulations simply make technical, legal amendments to maintain the effectiveness and continuity of UK legislation that…

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