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1-The clean air act 1993 and smoke control areas
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
Statein 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 S230-ES has been recommended for burning wood logs in a smoke control area.
The S230-ES must be fitted with a permanent stop preventing closure of
the secondary/Tertiary air beyond 8mm open located under the stove.
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