Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 31st August 2013.

Authorised fuels

2.  For the purposes of Article 2(2) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, the following are authorised fuels—

(a)anthracite;

(b)semi-anthracite;

(c)electricity;

(d)gas;

(e)low volatile steam coals; and

(f)the fuels described in the Schedule.

Revocations and savings

3.—(1) The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012(1) are revoked.

(2) Any fuel manufactured before the coming into operation of these Regulations which was an authorised fuel continues to be an authorised fuel, notwithstanding the revocation of the Regulations specified in paragraph (1).

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 31st July 2013.

Legal seal

Wesley Shannon

A senior officer of the

Department of the Environment