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MCS 0001RE Issue 2.1 March 2014
The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas
The Robus Black Star Comfort range of boilers listed below has been recommended as suitable for use in
smoke control areas. The recommended fuel for the boiler is 6mm or 8mm diameter wood pellets to EN
14961 Part 2 class A1 wood pellets only.
Robus Black Star 10 Comfort
Robus Black Star 14 Comfort
Robus Black Star 24 Comfort
Robus Black Star 45 Comfort
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).
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise
smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England. In Scotland and Wales this
power rests with Ministers in the devolved administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean
Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or
obtained for use in smoke control areas have been "authorised" in Regulations and that appliances used to
burn solid fuel in those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted by an Order made and signed
by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here
http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
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”
Fuel and warranty
The Robus Black Star and Robus Black Star Comfort pellet boilers are designed for use with EN-plus A grade
wood pellets only. The use of substandard fuels will compromise the efficiency, reduce the life span and
invalidate the warranty of the appliance.
What is EN-Plus?
EN-Plus is the European Quality Standard for the manufacture and supply of wood pellets. Manufacturers and
Distributors who have the EN-Plus standard have been certified as meeting the required quality standards and
they are entitled to display the EN-Plus logo and their own unique License Number.