# The Crop Residues (Burning) Regulations 1993, Regulation 4: Prohibition on burning


No person engaged in agriculture shall, on agricultural land, burn any crop residue of a kind specified in Schedule 1 unless the burning is for the purposes of–
(a) education or research;
(b) disease control or the elimination of plant pests where a notice has been served under article 22 of the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993();
(c) the disposal of straw stack remains or broken bales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1366/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crop-residues-burning-regulations-1993/regulation-4
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