{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crop-residues-restrictions-on-burning-regulations-1991/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crop-residues-restrictions-on-burning-regulations-1991/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1399",
  "legislation_title": "The Crop Residues (Restrictions on Burning) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crop-residues-restrictions-on-burning-regulations-1991",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese 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:\n(a) cereal straw,\n(b) cereal stubble, and\n(c) the residues of–\nfield beans harvested dry,\nlinseed,\noil-seed rape, and\npeas harvested dry.\nThe Regulations impose restrictions and requirements (Schedule 2) in relation to:\n(a) the time when residues may be burned,\n(b) the area which may be burned,\n(c) the prevention of the spread of fire,\n(d) the supervision of the burning,\n(e) the giving of notice of the burning,\n(f) the incorporation of the ash after burning.\nThe 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).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1399/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:42:43.341959+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}