Statutory Instruments

1982 No. 1615

CLEAN AIR

The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1982

Made

12th November 1982

Laid before Parliament

24th November 1982

Coming into Operation

16th December 1982

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of powers conferred by section 11(4) of the Clean Air Act 1956 and now vested in him(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby orders as follows:-

Title, commencement and extent

1.-(1) This order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1982 and shall come into operation on 16th December 1982.

(2) This order applies to England and Wales.

Class of fireplace exempted from section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956

2. The class of fireplace described in Column (1) of the Schedule to this order shall, subject to the conditions specified in Column (2) thereof, be exempted from the provisions of section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 (which empowers a local authority to declare the whole or any part of their district to be a smoke control area).

Michael R.D. Heseltine

Secretary of State for the Environment

12th November 1982

Article 2

SCHEDULEEXEMPTED CLASS OF FIREPLACE

(1)	(2)
Class of fireplace	Conditions
The fireplace known as the APE Saffire Boiler (in the sizes, expressed in British Thermal Units (BTUs) per hour, as 1M to 8M, 10M and 12M) manufactured by Air Pollution Engineering Limited.	1. The fireplace shall be installed, maintained and operated so as to minimise the emission of smoke at all times, and in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions dated 27 August 1982 and bearing the reference "SAF 250-�3000/HW &/S.".
	2. No fuel shall be used other than sawdust, or shavings, or mixtures of sawdust, shavings and off-cuts, being fuel containing (by weight) not more than 1 per cent. of plastic material.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 empowers local authorities to declare the whole or any part of their district to be a smoke control area in which the emission of smoke is generally prohibited.

This Order, which applies to England and Wales, exempts a class of fireplace comprising certain types of the APE Saffire Boiler, manufactured by Air Pollution Engineering Limited, from the provisions of that section, subject to certain conditions as to the method of operation to be followed and the type of fuel to be used.

(1)

S.I. 1970/1681.