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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/schedule-1/part-1/crossheading-section-12-carbonisation-and-associated-processes-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991",
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  "path": "schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/section-12-carbonisation-and-associated-processes-1",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": "PART A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(a)The pyrolysis, carbonisation, distillation, liquefaction, partial oxidation or other heat treatment of coal (other than the drying of coal), lignite, oil, other carbonaceous material (as defined in Section 1.1.) or mixtures thereof otherwise than with a view to gasification or making of charcoal.\n(b)The purification or refining of any of the products of a process mentioned in paragraph (a) or its conversion into a different product.\nNothing in paragraph (a) or (b) refers to the use of any substance as a fuel or its incineration as a waste or to any process for the treatment of sewage.\nIn paragraph (a), the heat treatment of oil does not include heat treatment of waste oil or waste emulsions containing oil in order to recover the oil.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Regulations revoked (E.W.) (6.4.2008) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3538), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. 22 (with regs. 69-72); and lapsed (S.) by virtue of repeal of power conferring provision 1990 c. 43, s. 2 (S.) (1.4.2015) by Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (c. 24), s. 7(3), Sch. 3 (with s. 7(7)); S.S.I. 2015/74, art. 2(2)(b)"
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      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 1.2 inserted (1.12.1994) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1271), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 4 (with Sch. 6)"
    },
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 1.2 inserted (1.4.1992) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/614), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 5"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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