# The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000, Paragraph 4: Interpretation of Part A(1)


In paragraph 3, “petroleum” includes any mineral oil or relative hydrocarbon and natural gas existing in its natural condition in strata but does not include coal or bituminous shales or other stratified deposits from which oil can be extracted by destructive distillation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2000/0110994205/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/1/crossheading/combustion-activities/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pollution-prevention-and-control-england-and-wales-regulations-2000/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-1/crossheading-combustion-activities/paragraph-4
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