The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 576

Clean Air, England

The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made

8th March 2010

Laid before Parliament

12th March 2010

Coming into force

6th April 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(6) of the Clean Air Act 1993(1):

Citation and commencementE+W+S

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 6th April 2010.

AmendmentE+W+S

2.  In Schedule 1 (authorised fuels) to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008(2), after paragraph 22 insert—

“22A  Homefire Fire Logs, manufactured by De Lange B.V., Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem, the Netherlands, which—

(a)comprise slackwax (as to approximately 50% of the total weight) and sawdust (as to approximately 50% of the total weight);

(b)were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(c)are firelogs approximately 280 millimetres in length and 75 millimetres x 75 millimetres with a single groove running along each of the four 280 millimetre length faces;

(d)have an average weight of 1.1 kilograms per firelog; and

(e)have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.2% of the total weight.”.

Jim Fitzpatrick

Minister of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

8th March 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/514) to add another authorised fuel (Homefire Fire Logs).

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business, the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.