# The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (No. 2) Regulations 1987

S.I. 1987/2159 · made 14 December 1987

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.

Made under: 1956 c. 52 (Section 34)

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## Introductory text

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) of the Clean Air Act 1956 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) 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.
(2) These Regulations shall extend to England and Wales.

## 2 Authorised fuels for purposes of the Clean Air Act 1956

The fuels described in the Schedule to these Regulations, having—
(a) the maximum sulphur content,
(b) the minimum and maximum gross calorific values, and
(c) 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.

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