(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”) prescribed those fireplaces exempted from the provisions of Article 17 of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.

These Regulations further amend the 1999 Regulations by prescribing additional classes of fireplaces in the Schedule which are exempted from the provisions of Article 17 of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.