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The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (No. 3) Order 1983

S.I. 1983/1018 · Made 14 July 1983

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CLEAN AIR

Made 14th July 1983

Laid before Parliament 26th July 1983

Coming into Operation 17th August 1983

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(4) of the Clean Air Act 1956 and now vested in himf1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby orders as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1970/1681.

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement and extent
  2. 2Class of fireplace exempted from section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule EXEMPTED CLASS OF FIREPLACE
  5. Explanatory note

1Title, commencement and extent

(1)

This order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (No. 3) Order 1983 and shall come into operation on 17th August 1983.

(2)

This order applies to England and Wales.

2Class of fireplace exempted from section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956

The class of fireplace described in Column (1) of the Schedule to this order shall, subject to the conditions specified in Column (2) thereof, be exempted from the provisions of section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 (which empowers a local authority to declare the whole or any part of their district to be a smoke control area).

Signature

Patrick Jenkin

Secretary of State for the Environment

14th July 1983

EXEMPTED CLASS OF FIREPLACE

(1)(2)
Class of FireplaceConditions
The fireplace known as the Trianco ‘Coal King’ Boiler and manufactured by Trianco Redfyre Limited.

1. The fireplace shall be installed, maintained and operated so as to minimise the emission of smoke at all times, and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions dated May 1983 and which—

(a) in the case of the installation instructions bear the reference ‘47664’, and

(b) in the case of the user instructions bear the reference ‘47665’.

2. No fuel shall be used other than selected washed coal doubles.

Explanatory note

Section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 empowers local authorities to declare the whole or any part of their district to be a smoke control area in which the emission of smoke is generally prohibited.

This order, which applies to England and Wales, exempts a class of fireplace known as the Trianco ‘Coal King’ Boiler manufactured by Trianco Redfyre Limited, from the provisions of that section, subject to certain conditions as to the method of operation and the type of fuel to be used.