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HG21001 - Burn vegetation on a designated site on a peat that is of a depth more than 40 centimetres without a licence - England
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
Classification details
- Offence code
- HG21001
- Offence title
- Burn vegetation on a designated site on a peat that is of a depth more than 40 centimetres without a licence - England
- Legislation
- Contrary to regulation 3(1) of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 and section 20(2) of the Hill Farming Act 1946.
- CJS category code
- CS
- Offence class
- S
- Custodial indicator
- No
- Recordable on PNC
- No
- Offence start date
- 01-May-21
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 7856.