UK Offence Report

The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1970

UK Statutory Instrument 1970 No. 615 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
21 April 1970
In force from
1 May 1970
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Health and safety, environment, waste and fisheries
Made under
Clean Air Act 1956

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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 consolidates with amendments the Orders which exempt classes of fireplace from the provisions of that section, upon conditions as to proper operation. The amendments— (i) exclude from exemption certain fireplaces equipped with mechanical stokers, being fireplaces installed or adapted on or after the date of operation of this Order, but retain the exemption for such fireplaces installed or adapted before that date; and (ii) introduce a new exemption relating to fireplaces designed to burn coal and with a heating capacity above 150,000 British thermal units per hour.

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