What substances are regulated under the Fertilisers Act?
The Fertilisers Act regulates substances sold as fertilisers, liming materials or trace element products, other than those excluded by Ministerial Order under that Act. To date the following substances have been excluded by Ministerial Order: • unprocessed animal manure including composted manure • septic tank sludge and crude night soil • crude offal • compost • seaweed • unmanufactured refuse, and • biosolids and biosolids products, including: liquid biosolids, dewatered biosolids, chemically stabilised biosolids, dried biosolids (including sun-dried and pelletised), composted biosolid products and products which contain any component of biosolids.
