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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-renewable-transport-fuel-obligations-sustainable-aviation-fuel-order-2024/schedule-3/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2024/9780348262575",
  "legislation_title": "The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "Subject to paragraph 4, the country in which the forest biomass was harvested has in place a legal framework, including monitoring and enforcement systems, to ensure that—\n(a) the forest biomass has been harvested in accordance with applicable laws;\n(b) the area of harvesting of the forest biomass is subject to forest regeneration;\n(c) the forest biomass has not been harvested from wetlands, peatlands or from a protected area, unless—\n(i) the land is designated for nature protection purposes; and\n(ii) the production of the relevant feedstock did not interfere with the purposes for which the land is designated for nature protection purposes;\n(d) the harvesting of the forest biomass has been carried out with consideration for the maintenance of, and with the aim of minimising any decline in, soil quality and biodiversity; and\n(e) the harvesting of the forest biomass has been carried out in a manner that maintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forest from which it was harvested.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:40:57.120063+00:00"
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  "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."
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