Fertilizers Regulations 2017
10Concentration and form of constituents
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10 Concentration and form of constituents
(1) The concentration of a constituent that is to be listed on the label, invoice or delivery docket under regulation 5(1)(b) or regulation 6(1)(a) is to be printed on the label, invoice or delivery docket –
(a) in the case of products sold by weight, as the percentage by weight; and
(b) in the case of products sold by volume, as the percentage by volume.
(2) If nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium or sulphur is a constituent of a fertilizer, the form or forms in which the constituent is present and the concentration of each of those forms is to be printed on the label, invoice or delivery docket in the following order:
(a) nitrogen (N) as urea;
(b) nitrogen (N) as ammonium;
(c) nitrogen (N) as nitrate;
(d) nitrogen (N) as other (form to be stated);
(e) phosphorus (P) as water-soluble phosphorus;
(f) phosphorus (P) as citrate-soluble;
(g) phosphorus (P) as citrate-insoluble;
(h) phosphorus (P) as other (form to be stated);
(i) potassium (K) as sulphate;
(j) potassium (K) as chloride;
(k) potassium (K) as other (form to be stated);
(l) sulphur (S) as sulphate;
(m) sulphur (S) as elemental sulphur;
(n) sulphur (S) as other (form to be stated).