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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 18th September 1997.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Fertilisers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
(3) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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The principal Regulations are hereby further amended in accordance with regulation 3.
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In the table in Schedule 1—
(a) in Group 1(a) of Section A (STRAIGHT FERTILISERS), after the provisions relation to the material Ammonium sulphonitrate with dicyandiamide (nitrification inhibitor), there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (5) the contents of Schedule 1; and
(b) in Section E (SECONDARY NUTRIENT FERTILISERS), after the provisions relating to the material Magnesium sulphate solution, there shall be inserted in columns (2) to (5) the contents of Schedule 2.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland on
Evelyn Cummins
Assistant Secretary
14th August 1997.
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3(a)
“
Urea-ammonium sulphate Product obtained chemically from urea and ammonium sulphate containing not less than 30% nitrogen (N). Amount of:Total nitrogen: 0.5
 Minimum ammoniacal nitrogen content: 4% Ammoniacal nitrogen; Ureic nitrogen; As set out in paragraph 7(a)
 Minimum sulphur content expressed as sulphur trioxide: 12% Maximum biuret content: 0.9% Water-soluble sulphur trioxide; 0.9”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3(b)
“
Magnesium hydroxide Product obtained chemically and having as its essential ingredient magnesium hydroxide and containing not less than 60% MgO. Particle size: at least 99% able to pass through a sieve with a mesh of 0.63 mm. Total magnesium oxide 0.9
Suspension of magnesium hydroxide Product obtained by suspension of magnesium hydroxide and containing not less than 24% MgO. Total magnesium oxide 0.9 ”