Fertilizers Regulations 2017
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36 Tolerance
(1) The level of a characteristic of a fertilizer listed in column 1 of Schedule 3 as stated in a label, invoice or delivery docket is to be within the tolerance listed in column 2 of that Schedule.
(2) In determining whether a characteristic of a sample of a fertilizer, of which phosphorus is a constituent, is within the tolerance –
(a) an excess of water-soluble phosphorus may be set off against a deficiency of citrate-soluble phosphorus; and
(b) an excess of citrate-soluble phosphorus may be set off against a deficiency of water-soluble phosphorus, if the percentage of citrate-soluble phosphorus is not more than 25% of the sum of the percentages of citrate-soluble phosphorus and water-soluble phosphorus.