# The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+NI

In these Regulations—
“burning notice” has the meaning given to it in regulation 8(1);
“burning season” means—
(a) in relation to land which is within an upland area, the period from 1st October in one year to 15th April in the following year, both dates inclusive; and
(b) in relation to land which is not within an upland area, the period from 1st November in one year to 31st March in the following year, both dates inclusive;
“railway land” means land forming part of any operational railway;
“specified vegetation” means heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium;
“upland area” means all the land shown coloured pink (except land in the Isles of Scilly) in the three volumes of maps numbered 1 to 3, each volume being marked “Volume of maps of less-favoured farming areas in England”, dated 20th May 1991, signed and sealed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2003/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/heather-and-grass-etc-burning-england-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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