BIBLIOGRAPHY | LEGISLATION |
SECTION 2 The 4 Point Plan
www.sac.ac.uk Local Environmental Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP)
www.scotland.gov.uk Crop Protection Management Plans(CPMPs)
www.voluntaryinitiative.org.uk Crop Protection Association
www.cropprotection.org.uk Sheep Dipping Code of Practice for Scottish Farmers, Crofters and Contractors
www.scotland.gov.uk | The EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC The Groundwater Regulations 1998
(S.I. 1998/2746) The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000
(S.S.I. 2000/323) The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2003/20030003.htm |
SECTION 3 SEPA: Soil Quality Report 2001
www.sepa.org.uk EIA Uncultivated Land
www.scotland.gov.uk The Muirburn Code
www.scotland.gov.uk | The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 ( S.I. 1989/1263) (as amended) The Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/6) |
SECTION 4 British Standards:
BS 5502 - Buildings and Structures For Agriculture (Part 50)
BS 8007 - Code of practice for design of concrete structures for retaining aqueous liquids
BS 8110 - Structural use of concrete
www.bsi-global.com Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk Guidelines for farmers in nitrate vulnerable zones
www.scotland.gov.uk The 4 Point Plan
www.sac.co.uk Scottish Agricultural College: The Fertiliser Series Technical Notes
www.sac.ac.uk | Control of Pollution Act 1974 (as amended) The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil)(Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/531) [but the offence of causing or knowingly permitting any poisonous, noxious or polluting matter to enter controlled waters is to be replaced by equivalent controls under the 'Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations' in 2005.] The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/51) (as amended by S.S.I. 2003/169) The Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas)(Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/6) |
SECTION 5 UK Water Industry/British Retail Consortium: Safe Sludge Matrix
www.adas.co.uk Code of Practice for Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge
www.defra.gov.uk SAC: The Fertiliser Series Technical Notes
www.sac.ac.uk Code of Practice for the Management of Agricultural and Horticultural Waste
www.defra.gov.uk | The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1320) The Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. 2001/421) The Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/1263) (as amended) Environmental Protection Act 1990 The TSE (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/255) The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1056) These have been amended several times. Recent Scottish amending instruments are S.S.I. 2003/171 and S.S.I. 2004/275 The Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/411) |
SECTION 6 Guidelines for farmers in nitrate vulnerable zones
www.scotland.gov.uk SNH, WWF, FWAG, SEPA, SAC: Farming and Watercourse Management A Code of Good Practice Handbook 2000 The 4 Point Plan
www.sac.co.uk | EC Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/575) (S. 64) The Protection of Water Against Agricultural Nitrate Pollution (Scotland) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1564) (S. 137) The Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/531) The Designation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/276) The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/51) (as amended by S.S.I. 2003/169) The Environmental Impact Assessment (Uncultivated Land and Semi-Natural Areas) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/6) The Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations (S.I. 1982/1357) as amended by (S.I. 1996/825) and (S.I. 2002/2979) |
SECTION 7 BS 5502 - British Standards specification: Buildings and structures for agriculture
www.bsi-global.com | The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3140) The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I 2003/531) |
SECTION 8 National Proficiency Test Council: Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Sheep Dips 1998
www.nptc.org.uk SEERAD: Sheep Dipping Code of Practice for Scottish Farmers, Crofters and Contractors - Groundwater Regulations 1998
www.scotland.gov.uk | The Groundwater Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2746) The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I 2003/235) |
SECTION 9 Defra/HSE Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Pesticides on Farms and Holdings (1998) - the "Green Code".
www.pesticides.gov.uk [But note that this is likely to be superseded in 2005 by the 'Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Plant Protection Products in Scotland'] HSE Agricultural Information Sheet No 16 'Guidance on Storing Pesticides for Farmers and Other Professional Users'.
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais16.pdf Keeping Pesticides out of Water: Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP)
www.scotland.gov.uk Horizontal Boom Sprayers: Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides(LERAP) - A step-by step guide to reducing aquatic buffer zones in the arable sector
www.scotland.gov.uk Is your sprayer fit for work?: Local Environment Risk Assessment for Pesticides (LERAP)
www.scotland.gov.uk SEPA Guidance Note 1. Disposal of waste agrochemicals to land: Guidance on compliance for farmers, crofters and growers. Home Grown Cereals Authority: Chart on selection of nozzle type
www.hgca.com British Crop Protection Council: Handbooks
www.bcpc.org Crop Protection Management Plans(CPMPs)
www.voluntaryinitiative.org.uk Crop Protection Association: Leaflets on agrochemical disposal and container incineration
www.cropprotection.org.uk Biodiversity Action Plans for species and habitats
www.ukbap.org.uk BASIS Registration Ltd - an independent registration, standards, certification and training organisation
www.basis-reg.com | Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3246) The Groundwater Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2746) The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/235) |
SECTION 10 SEERAD: Local Authority Guidance for Animal Carcass Incineration Processes under the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/472) | Dogs Act 1906 Control of Pollution Act 1974 (as amended) Clean Air Act 1993 The Clean Air (Emission of Dark Smoke)(Exemption) Regulations 1969 The Animal By-Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/411) The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I 2000/323) The Waste Incineration (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I 2003/170) |
SECTION 11 | Control of Pollution Act 1974 (as amended) Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Control of Pollution (Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/531) |
SECTION 12 Defra/BOC: Opportunities for Saving Money by Reducing Waste on Your Farm
www.defra.gov.uk Defra: Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Pesticides on Farms and Holdings
www.pesticides.gov.uk The 4 Point Plan
www.sac.co.uk | The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1056) These have been amended several times. Recent Scottish amending instruments are S.S.I. 2003/171 and S.S.I. 2004/275 The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/235) |
SECTION 13 SEPA: Standard Farming Installation Rules for Pig and Poultry PPC Installations 2001
www.sepa.org.uk SEERAD: Muirburn Code, and its supplement Guide to Best Practice
www.scotland.gov.uk SEERAD/SAC/Animal Welfare Council: Animal Health Offices: Codes of Practice for the Welfare of Livestock SEERAD: Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, exemption for using Methyl Bromide
www.scotland.gov.uk | Environmental Protection Act 1990 The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I 2000/323) |
1. Copies of references in the Bibliography are available either online or from the named organisation. Most addresses are in Annexes A, B or C.
2. Most domestic legislation mentioned above is available online at:
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