Explanatory note

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 Scotland only, add the fuels known as Ancit 40, Ancit 60, Centurion, Firegold and Flamelite to the list of authorised fuels.