New Clause 24: Environment Bill
New Clause 24 - Prohibition on burning of peat in upland areas
(1) A person must not burn specified vegetation on land in England which is
within an upland area on peat.
(2) In this section—
“specified vegetation” means heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse or vaccinium, and
“upland area” means all the land shown coloured pink on the map marked as “Map of Upland Area in England” held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs but does not include the land coloured pink in the Isles of Scilly(a).” —(Ruth Jones.)