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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 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 Solway smhas been recommended for
burning wood logs in a smoke control area.
The Solway (small and medium) must be
fitted with a permanent stop preventing
closure of the secondary controls beyond
6mm and open.
The Solway (large) must be fitted with a
permanent stop preventing closure of the
secondary controls beyond 10mm and open.
THANKS FOR BUYING OUR STOVE
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
For your safety it is very important that your stove is correctly
installed. Take care when assembling and moving the stove. It is
made of cast iron and is very heavy (59 kgs Small, 76 kgs Medium,
89 kgs Large).
This steel body with cast iron door stove MI-Fires Solway have been
recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when
burning wood and authorised smokeless fuel.
