{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-area-exempt-fireplaces-scotland-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/436",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoke Control Area (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-area-exempt-fireplaces-scotland-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CLEAN AIR\nMade 17th September 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 18th September 2003\nComing into force 9th October 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, being satisfied that the classes of fireplace exempted by this Order can be used for burning fuel other than authorised fuels without producing any smoke or a substantial quantity of smoke, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 11. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 21 were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/436/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:34:59.502622+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."
}