{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heather-and-grass-etc-burning-england-regulations-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/158",
  "legislation_title": "The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heather-and-grass-etc-burning-england-regulations-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture, England\nHill Lands\nMade 15th February 2021\nLaid before Parliament 16th February 2021\nComing into force 1st May 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(1) of the Hill Farming Act 1946.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1946 c. 73. Section 20(1) was amended by section 1 of the Hill Farming Act 1985 (c. 32) and S.I. 1955/554. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 2002/794."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/158/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:17:21.291220+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."
}