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Resource Management Act 1991

Effect of nitrogenous fertiliser on freshwater quality and freshwater ecosystems

217O: Nitrogenous fertiliser defined

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“This law explains what plant food with nitrogen in it means when talking about how it affects water and nature.”

In this part of the law, nitrogenous fertiliser is defined for you. It’s a type of fertiliser that contains substances with nitrogen. You can use this fertiliser to help plants grow by adding it to the plants or the soil. For something to be called a nitrogenous fertiliser, it needs to have more than 5% of its weight as nitrogen. This fertiliser can be solid or liquid.

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Environment and resources > Farming and fishing
Environment and resources > Conservation
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217N: Purpose of this Part, or

“This part helps track efforts to make water cleaner by gathering information about fertiliser sales.”

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217P: Obligation to comply with regulations, or

“People must follow rules about sharing information on fertiliser sales to help protect water.”

Part 9B Effect of nitrogenous fertiliser on freshwater quality and freshwater ecosystems

217ONitrogenous fertiliser defined

  1. In this Part, nitrogenous fertiliser means fertiliser containing any nitrogenous substance (whether solid or fluid in form) applied to plants or soil as a source of nitrogen nutrition for plants, and with more than 5% of nitrogen weight for weight.

Notes
  • Section 217O: inserted, on , by section 64 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).