# The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 3: Amendments to regulation 2

Extent: E+W

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “burning season” insert—
““less favoured area” means any area of land shown within the areas coloured pink and blue on the map marked as “Less Favoured Areas (England)”, dated 21 August 2025, held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly;”;
(b) omit the definition of “designated site”;
(c) in the definition of “upland area”, for ““Map of Upland Area in England”” substitute ““Less Favoured Areas (England)”, dated 21 August 2025,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1000/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/heather-and-grass-etc-burning-england-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-3
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