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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-exempt-fireplaces-scotland-order-2008/introduction/enacted",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/157",
  "legislation_title": "The Smoke Control Areas (Exempt Fireplaces) (Scotland) Order 2008 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/smoke-control-areas-exempt-fireplaces-scotland-order-2008/enacted",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CLEAN AIR\nMade 16th April 2008\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 17th April 2008\nComing into force 9th May 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with that section, they are 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "enacted",
  "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Fuels declared by the Scottish Ministers to be authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993 under section 20(6) of that Act are specified in S.S.I. 2008/ 154."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/157/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:33:02.191746+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."
}