Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) (Amendment) Order 1990. Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 1990 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Fertilizers/nutrients Soil pollution/quality Groundwater Water conservation zone Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order amends the Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) Order 1990 and applies to England only. It expresses the definition of 'economic optimum' in terms of the fertilizer's nitrogen content and changes restriction on the use of fertilizers to restrictions on the application of the amount of nitrogen is such fertilizer. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Water Act 1989 (Chapter 15). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1989 (2017) Keyword: Inland fisheries, Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, Basic legislation, Institution, Non-governmental entity, River basin institution, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Navigation, Water conservation zone, Water supply, Water quality standards, Sewerage, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Designation) Order, 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Fertilizers/nutrients, Farming, Agricultural development, Groundwater, Pollution control, Water conservation zone, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Nitrate Sensitive Areas (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1708 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Soil pollution/quality, Subsidy/incentive, Fertilizers/nutrients, Farming, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX