The Clean Air Act 1993 And Smoke Control Areas; Exempt Appliances - Dik Geurts Noa Medium Mode D'emploi

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2.3 The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas

2.3.1 Smoke Control Areas
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke
control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if
located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an "unauthorised fuel" for use within a
smoke control area unless it is used in an "exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the controls which generally apply
in the smoke control area).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise smokeless
fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with
Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern Ireland)
Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke
control areas have been "authorised" in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas
(other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or
Minister in the devolved administrations.
The DG Fires Pelle, Vidar SMALL/MEDIUM, Instyles/Prostyles 500/550/600/650/700, Ivar High/Low, Keld High/Low
and Jannik Medium Low have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning wood.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision
of smoke control areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements.
How to contact your Local Authority for location of smoke control areas:
http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/locations.php

2.3.2 Exempt appliances

Exempt appliances are appliances (ovens, wood burners and stoves) which have been exempted by Statutory
Instruments (Orders) under the Clean Air Act 1993 or Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. These have passed
tests to confirm that they are capable of burning an unauthorised or inherently smoky solid fuel without emitting
smoke.
Appliances which are authorized for use in Smoke Control Areas: http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/appliances.php
UK