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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/schedule-1/part-3/crossheading-section-34-other-mineral-processes-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991/schedule-1/part-3/crossheading-section-34-other-mineral-processes-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/472",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-prescribed-processes-and-substances-regulations-1991",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/3/crossheading/section-34-other-mineral-processes-2",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": "PART B",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(a)The crushing, grinding or other size reduction (other than the cutting of stone) or the grading, screening or heating of any designated mineral or mineral product except where—\n(i)the process falls within a description in another Section of this Schedule;\n(ii)the process is related to and carried on as part of another process falling within such a description; or\n(iii)the operation of the process is unlikely to result in the release into the air of particulate matter.\n(b)Any of the following processes unless carried on at an exempt location or as part of a process falling within another description in this Schedule—\n(i)crushing, grinding or otherwise breaking up coal or coke or any other coal product;\n(ii)screening, grading or mixing coal, or coke or any other coal product;\n(iii)loading or unloading petroleum coke, coal, coke or any other coal product except unloading on retail sale.\n(c)The crushing, grinding or other size reduction, with machinery designed for that purpose, of bricks, tiles or concrete.\n(d)Screening the product of any such process as is described in paragraph (c).\n(e)Coating roadstone with tar or bitumen.\n(f) Loading, unloading, or storing pulverised fuel ash in bulk prior to further transportation in bulk, unless carried on as part of or in relation to a process falling within another description in this Schedule.\nIn this section—\n“coal” includes lignite;\n“designated mineral or mineral product” means—\n(i)clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite;\n(ii)metallurgical slag;\n(iii)boiler or furnace ash produced from the burning of coal, coke or any other coal product;\n(iv)gypsum which is a by-product of any process; and\n“exempt location” means—\n(i)any premises used for the sale of petroleum coke, coal, coke, or any coal product where the throughput of such substances at those premises in any 12 month period is in aggregate likely to be less than 10,000 tonnes; or\n(ii)any premises to which petroleum coke, coal, coke, or any coal product is supplied only for use there;\n“retail sale” means sale to the final consumer.\nNothing in this Section applies to any process carried on underground.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 inserted (1.6.1994) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1271), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 7 (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 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. 18(a) (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 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. 18(b) (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 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. 18(c) (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 substituted (1.12.1994) by The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances Etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1271), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 19(a) (with Sch. 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 s. 3.4 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. 19(b) (with Sch. 6)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:49:53.509555+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."
}