Section 18 Declaration of smoke control area by local authority.
England, Wales and Scotland
A local authority may by order declare the whole or any part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area; and any order made under this section is referred to in this Act as a “smoke control order”.
A smoke control order—
may make different provision for different parts of the smoke control area;
may limit the operation of F1Schedule 1A (penalty for emission of smoke in England or in Wales) to specified classes of building in the area; and
may exempt specified buildings or classes of building or specified fireplaces or classes of fireplace in the area from the operation of that section F2or Schedule, upon such conditions as may be specified in the order;
and the reference in paragraph (c) to specified buildings or classes of building include a reference to any specified, or to any specified classes of, fixed boiler or industrial plant.
For the purposes of this Part a smoke control order in England F4or in Wales (as the case may be) “applies” to a building, fireplace, fixed boiler or industrial plant if the operation of Schedule 1A is not excluded in relation to it by virtue of subsection (2)(b) or (c).
A smoke control order may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order.
The provisions of Schedule 1 apply to the coming into operation of smoke control orders.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 18(2)(b) substituted (E.W.) (31.7.2025) by Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 2), s. 30(3), Sch. 1 para. 11(a); S.I. 2025/937, art. 2(g)
- F2
Words in s. 18(2)(c) inserted (E.W.) (1.5.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(3), Sch. 12 para. 13(2)(b) (with s. 144, Sch. 12 para. 26); S.I. 2022/48, reg. 4(d)
- F3
S. 18(2A) inserted (E.W.) (1.5.2022) by Environment Act 2021 (c. 30), s. 147(3), Sch. 12 para. 13(3) (with s. 144, Sch. 12 para. 26); S.I. 2022/48, reg. 4(d)
- F4
Words in s. 18(2A) inserted (E.W.) (31.7.2025) by Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 2), s. 30(3), Sch. 1 para. 11(b); S.I. 2025/937, art. 2(g)
Notes on Part III
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 3: functions etc. assigned to the Port Health Authority and modified (31.3.2017) by The Weymouth Port Health Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/558), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2 (with art. 9(3))
- C2
Pt. 3: functions etc. assigned to the Port Health Authority (7.11.2024) by The London Port Health Authority Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1161), arts. 1(1), 4(2), Sch. (with arts. 4(3), 5(2))