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The Crop Residues (Restrictions on Burning) (No. 2) Regulations 1991

UK Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 1590 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
10 July 1991
In force from
12 July 1991
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under
Environmental Protection Act 1990, S.I. 1991/1399

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, impose restrictions on burning of certain crop residues on agricultural land (regulation 3). The crop residues to which the Regulations apply (Schedule 1) are:— a cereal straw, b cereal stubble, and c the residues of— field beans harvested dry, linseed, oil-seed rape, and peas harvested dry. The Regulations impose restrictions and requirements (Schedule 2) in relation to:— a the time when residues may be burned, b the area which may be burned, c the prevention of the spread of fire, d the supervision of the burning, e the giving of notice of the burning, f he incorporation of the ash after burning. The Regulations also create an offence of burning in contravention of the Regulations, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £2,000) (regulation 4). The Regulations take the place of the Crop Residues (Restrictions on Burning) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1399) which, purporting to be made under section 152 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 before the coming into force of that section, have no effect.

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