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The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) (No. 2) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/2704 · Made 11 October 2006

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clean air, england

Made 11th October 2006

Laid before Parliament 17th October 2006

Coming into force 10th November 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993f1.

He is satisfied that the fireplaces exempted by this Order can be used for burning fuel other than authorised fuels without producing any smoke or a substantial quantity of smoke.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1993 c. 11.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, application and commencement
  2. 2Fireplaces exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993
  3. 3Revocations
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule Exempted fireplaces
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, application and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) (No. 2) Order 2006; it applies in England and comes into force on 10th November 2006.

2Fireplaces exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993

The fireplaces in the Schedule are exempt from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (prohibition of smoke emissions in smoke control area) subject to the conditions in the Schedule.

3Revocations

The following are revoked—

(a)

the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2005f1; and

(b)

the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2006f2.

Signature

Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

11th October 2006

Exempted fireplaces

FireplaceConditions
The fireplace must be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with the following specificationsPermitted fuel
(a)

The fuel must not contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood-preservatives or coatings.
The Binder Wood Fired Boiler models RRK 22–49 (49 kW output) manufactured by Binder Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Austria.

The manufacturer’s and Wood Energy Limited’s instructions ‘Binder Equipment Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance’ dated 17th May 2005, reference WELBinderManualrev0.doc, revision 0.

Wood pellets or wood chips f1.
The Binder Wood Fired Boiler models RRK 80–175 (75–149 kW output) with cyclone models ZA 80–175 manufactured by Binder Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Austria.

The manufacturer’s and Wood Energy Limited’s instructions ‘Binder Equipment Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance’ dated 17th May 2005, reference WELBinderManualrev0.doc, revision 0.

Wood pellets or wood chips .

The Binder Wood Fired Boiler model RRK 130-250 (185-230 kW output), RRK 200-350 (250-300 kW output), RRK 400-600 (350-500 kW output) and RRK 640-850 (650-840 kW output) with cyclone model type ZA manufactured by Binder Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Austria.

The manufacturer’s and Wood Energy Limited’s instructions ‘Binder Equipment Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance’ dated 17th May 2005, reference WELBinderManualrev0.doc, revision 0.

Wood pellets or wood chips.

The Binder Wood Fired Boiler model RRK 1000 (1200 kW output) with multi-cyclone model MZA manufactured by Binder Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Austria.

The manufacturer’s and Wood Energy Limited’s instructions ‘Binder Equipment Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance’ dated 17th May 2005, reference WELBinderManualrev0.doc, revision 0.

Wood pellets or wood chips.

The Clearview Pioneer 400, Solution 400 and Pioneer Oven wood burning stoves fitted with a tamperproof mechanical stop on the air slide/damper manufactured by Clearview Stoves of More Works, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5HH.

The manufacturer’s instructions ‘Operating Instructions Clearview Vision/Vision Inset/Pioneer & Solution’ dated 1st July 2006, reference V1/42, stamped and signed “Smoke Control”.

Air-dried wood logs .

The Dunsley Yorkshire Woodburning Stove manufactured by Dunsley Heat Limited.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 4th December 2004, reference D13W.Untreated dry wood.

The Dunsley Yorkshire Woodburning Stove and Boiler manufactured by Dunsley Heat Limited.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 4th December 2004, reference D13W together with the manufacturer’s instructions dated 4th October 2004 reference GHD/DUN4B/1.

Untreated dry wood.
The Orchard Ovens models: FVR Speciale 80, 100, 110, 110 × 160 and 120; TOP Superiore 100 and 120; GR 100, 120, 140, 120 × 160, 140 × 160, 140 × 180 and 180; OT 100, 120, 140, 120 × 160, 140 × 160, 140 × 180 and 180; the Valoriani Piccolo, all of which are manufactured by Valoriani of Via Caselli alla Fornace, 213, 50066 Reggello, Firenze, Italy.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 25th October 2004, references:

Untreated dry wood.

Instruction

Model

OOLinst.1FVR 80
OOLinst.2FVR 100
OOLinst.3FVR 110
OOLinst.4FVR 120
OOLinst.5FVR 110 × 160
OOLinst.6TOP 100
OOLinst.7TOP 120
OOLinst.8GR 100 and OT 100
OOLinst.9GR 120 and OT 120
OOLinst.10GR 140 and OT 140
OOLinst.11GR 120 × 160 and OT 120 × 160
OOLinst.12GR 140 × 160 and OT 140 × 160
OOLinst.13GR 140 × 180 and OT 140 × 180
OOLinst.14GR 180 and OT 180
OOLinst.15

Valoriani Piccolo.

The Quadra-Fire 2100 Millennium Freestanding Wood Burning Stove manufactured by Hearth & Home Technologies 1445 North Highway, Colville, WA 99114, USA.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 9th October 2003, reference 250–6931B.Dry cured untreated wood of maximum size 38.1 cm × 10.16 cm × 5.08 cm.

The Quadra-Fire Yosemite Freestanding Wood Burning Stove manufactured by Hearth & Home Technologies 1445 North Highway, Colville, WA 99114, USA.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 4th June 2003, reference 7004–187.

Dry cured untreated wood of maximum size 38.1 cm × 10.16 cm × 5.08 cm.

The Quadra-Fire Cumberland Gap Freestanding Wood Burning Stove manufactured by Hearth & Home Technologies 1445 North Highway, Colville, WA 99114, USA.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 8th July 2003, reference 7006–186.

Dry cured untreated wood of maximum size 43.18 cm × 10.16 cm × 10.16 cm.

The Type USP wood pellet-fired boilers, model numbers USP-10, 15, 20, 25 and 30, manufactured by KWB – Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Industriestrasse 235, A- 8321 St. Margarethen an der Raab, Austria.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 28th July 2003, reference BA-USP 0703.

Wood pellets .

The Type USV wood pellet- and wood chipfired boilers, model numbers USV-15, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 and 100, manufactured by KWB – Kraft und Wärme aus Biomasse Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) of Industriestrasse 235, A-8321 St. Margarethen an der Raab, Austria.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated August 2003, reference BA-USV 0803.

Wood pellets or wood chips.

The Wood Waste Technology Heater, models WT10 and WT15, manufactured by Wood Waste Technology.

The manufacturer’s instructions dated 19th January 2005, reference WT10 and WT15.

Hardwood and softwood offcuts .

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and replaces the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2005 and the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2006.

It exempts the fireplaces in the Schedule from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (prohibition of smoke emissions in smoke control area) subject to the conditions in the Schedule.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been produced as the instrument has no impact on the costs of business.