Article 8 New furnaces to be fitted with plant to arrest grit and dustF1

Subject to Article 9, this Article applies to a furnace of such kind as may be prescribed used to burn fuel or solid waste.

Subject to the provisions of this Article, a furnace to which this Article applies in any building shall not be used to burn fuel or solid waste, unless the furnace is provided with plant for arresting grit and dust for which plans and specifications have been submitted to, and approved for the purposes of this Article by, the district council, and that plant is properly installed, maintained and used.

If a furnace to which this Article applies is used in contravention of paragraph (2) the occupier of the building shall be guilty of an offence.

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a furnace which has been installed, the installation of which has been begun, or an agreement for the purchase or installation of which has been entered into before 1st July 1965.

The provisions of Schedule 1 shall, subject to the provisions of this Article, apply in relation to an application for approval by the district council of any plans and specifications submitted to that council for the purposes of this Article.

The district council shall not grant any application for approval under this Article if the furnace to which the application relates does not comply with such minimum standards as may be prescribed for the concentration or the rate (or both the concentration and the rate) of emissions of grit and dust from furnaces to which this Article applies.