# The Crop Residues (Burning) Regulations 1993, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires–
“A-road” means any principal road so classified under section 12 of the Highways Act 1980() to which is assigned in common usage an identifying number with the prefix “A”;
“crop residue” means straw or stubble or any other crop residue remaining on the land after harvesting of the crop grown thereon;
“district council” includes the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
“dual carriageway” means a road part of which consists of a central reservation to separate a carriageway to be used by vehicles proceeding in one direction from a carriageway to be used by vehicles proceeding in the opposite direction;
“fire-break” means an area of ground of which the surface consists wholly or mainly of substances other than combustible material;
“motorway” means a special road within the meaning of section 142(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984() which has been declared open for use under section 1(4) of that Act; and
“scheduled monument” has the meaning assigned to that expression in section 1(11) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979().
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation or schedule bearing that number in these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1366/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crop-residues-burning-regulations-1993/regulation-2
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