The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (No. 2) Regulations 1987
S.I. 1987/2159 · Made 14 December 1987
CLEAN AIR
Made 14th December 1987
Laid before Parliament 22nd December 1987
Coming into force 12th January 1988
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(1)f1 of the Clean Air Act 1956f2 and now vested in himf3, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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See the definitions of “authorised fuel” and “the Minister”.
- f2
- f3
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S.I. 1970/1681.
Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and extent
- 2Authorised fuels for purposes of the Clean Air Act 1956
- Signature
- Schedule AUTHORISED FUELS
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and extent
These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (No. 2) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 12th January 1988.
These Regulations shall extend to England and Wales.
2Authorised fuels for purposes of the Clean Air Act 1956
The fuels described in the Schedule to these Regulations, having—
the maximum sulphur content,
the minimum and maximum gross calorific values, and
the minimum and maximum contents of ash, volatile matter and fixed carbon
specified in relation to them in the said Schedule, are hereby declared to be authorised fuels for the purposes of the Clean Air Act 1956.
Signature
Nicholas Ridley
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
14th December 1987
AUTHORISED FUELS
| Trade name and manufacturer | Maximum sulphur content expressed as a percentage of the total weight of the fuel | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum and maximum gross calorific value in Kilojoules/Kilogramme | |||||||||
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||||||
| Minimum and maximum contents of ash, volatile matter and fixed carbon expressed as percentages of the total weight of the fuel analysed on an air dried basis | |||||||||
| Ash | |||||||||
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||||||
| Volatile matter | |||||||||
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||||||
| Fixed carbon | |||||||||
| Minimum | Maximum | ||||||||
| Sovereign Briquette manufactured by Flexifuels International Limited | 2.0 | 28,000 | 31,500 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 76.0 | 85.0 |
| Flamelite manufactured by Alfred McAlpine Energy Limited | 2.0 | 31,820 | 34,160 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.9 | 86.1 |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 makes the occupier of a building within a smoke control area guilty of an offence if smoke is emitted from the chimney of that building, unless it can be proved that the emission of smoke was caused solely by the use of an authorised fuel. These Regulations, which apply to England and Wales, declare Sovereign Briquette and Flamelite to be authorised fuels.