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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-authorised-fuels-scotland-regulations-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2001/433",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-authorised-fuels-scotland-regulations-2001",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSection 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 provides that where smoke is emitted from a chimney in a smoke control area and that chimney is either–\n(a) a chimney of a building; or\n(b) a chimney serving the furnace of a fixed boiler or industrial plant (not being a chimney of a building),\nthe occupier of the building, or as the case may be, the person having possession of the boiler or plant, is guilty of an offence. It is a defence to show that the alleged emission was caused solely by the use of an authorised fuel.\nThese Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, consolidate the nine sets of regulations which have previously declared fuels to be authorised fuels for the purposes of the Clean Air Act 1993.\nFour additional fuels are now authorised:\n(a) Bord na Móna Firelogs;\n(b) Bord na Móna Firepak (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes);\n(c) Bryant and May Firelogs; and\n(d) Charglow briquettes.\nThe following changes related to authorised fuels are also reflected in the Regulations.\nCertain authorised fuels are no longer manufactured or sold, namely Anthracine N20 briquettes, Anthranor briquettes (and Energlo briquettes), Antrex briquettes, BFL Fireside, Centurion briquettes, Clean Flame briquettes, Dutch (Sluiskil) Coke Doubles, Glowbrite coke, Gloco coke, Flamelite pellets, Homefire (R) briquettes, Koala briquettes, Maxiflame briquettes, Natura briquettes, New Taybrite briquettes, Phurnacite Plus briquettes, Sunbrix briquettes, and Thermabrite briquettes (and Thermaglow briquettes).\nThe authorised fuel previously known as Homefire briquettes is no longer manufactured but the authorised fuel previously known as Homefire (Improved) briquettes has been renamed Homefire briquettes.\nThe maximum sulphur contents of Homefire briquettes (previously known as Homefire (Improved) briquettes), Homefire ovals, Homefire Ovals (R), Maxibrite briquettes and Supacite briquettes have increased.\nThe compositions of Maxibrite briquettes, Newflame briquettes and Supacite briquettes have changed.\nThe methods of manufacture of Maxibrite briquettes, Newflame briquettes and Supertherm II briquettes have changed.\nThe places of manufacture of Homefire briquettes (previously known as Homefire (Improved) briquettes) and Homefire Ovals (R) have changed.\nThe manufacturer of Ancit briquettes is now Coal Products Limited and the manufacturer of Redcar Coke Nuts (Doubles) is now Corus UK Limited.\nA savings provision ensures that stocks of authorised fuels manufactured before 17th December 2001 may still be used in a smoke control area (regulation 3(2)).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "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."
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