Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area.
It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke
control area. It is also an offence to acquire an “unauthorised fuel” for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an
“exempt” appliance (“exempted” from the controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
In England appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Secretary of State in accordance with changes made to sections
20 and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Similarly in Scotland appliances are exempted
by publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
In Wales and Northern Ireland these are authorised by regulations made by Welsh Ministers and by the Department of the
Environment respectively. Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision of smoke control
areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements.
The Ariterm Biomatic +20
i with pellet burner BeQuem 20, Ariterm Biomatic+ 20i Light with pellet burner BeQuem 20,
Ariterm Biomatic +20
i Ultra-Light with pellet burner BeQuem 20, Ariterm Biomatic +40i with pellet burner BeQuem 40,
Ariterm Biomatic+ 40
i Light with pellet burner BeQuem 40 and Ariterm Biomatic +40i Ultra-Light with pellet burner BeQuem 40
have been recommended for exemption under the Clean Air Act when burning wood pellets and operated in accordance
with these instructions.
THE CLEAN AIR ACT 1993 AND SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
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