UK Offence Report

The Crop Residues (Burning) Regulations 1993

UK Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1366 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
24 May 1993
In force from
29 June 1993
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Housing, planning, heritage and land
Made under
Environmental Protection Act 1990

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 revoke and supersede the Crop Residues (Restrictions on Burning) (No.2) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1590) (regulation 3). These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, prohibit the burning on agricultural land of the crop residues listed in Schedule 1, unless the burning is for a specified purpose (regulation 4). The Regulations also impose restrictions and requirements in relation to the burning of linseed residues and some exempted burning and these restrictions and requirements are set out in Schedule 2 (regulation 5). Burning crop residues in contravention of the Regulations is an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000) (regulation 6).

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