This legislation has been repealed.
Except if section 7A (1) applies, the owner of land within a built-up area may, during a prescribed period light a fire in the open air on the land—
(a) at any time for the purpose of cooking food or heating liquids in a properly constructed fireplace; and
(b) at any time in a properly constructed incinerator designed to prevent the escape of sparks or incandescent material; and
(c) between the hours of 7 pm on any day and 7 am on the next day if the land has been cleared of all flammable materials for a distance of 4.5m in every direction from the site of the fire.