{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-15.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/13",
  "legislation_title": "Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Authorised fuel",
  "text": "(1) In Article 2(2) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (interpretation), for the definition of “authorised fuel” substitute—\n““authorised fuel” means a fuel that is included on a list of authorised fuels kept by the Department under Article 17(3A);”.\n(2) After Article 17(3) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (smoke control areas) insert—\n“(3A) The Department must keep a list of authorised fuels for thepurposes of this Article.\n(3B) The Department, having regard (among other things) to the sulphurcontent of a fuel, may include the fuel on the list of authorised fuels.\n(3C) The Department must publish in such manner as it considers appropriate—\n(a) the list of authorised fuels; and\n(b) a revised copy of the list as soon as is reasonably practicable after any change is made to it.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 15 in operation at 10.10.2016 by S.R. 2016/332, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/13/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:58.583469+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}