Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2005 and comes into force on 5 March 2005.

(2) This Order applies to Wales.

Classes of Fireplaces exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993

2.  The classes of fireplace described in the Schedule are, upon the conditions there specified, exempted from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (which prohibits smoke emissions in smoke control areas).

Amendment of earlier Order

3.  In the entry relating to the Dunsley Yorkshire Stove in the Schedule to the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1999(1)—

(a)in the column headed “Class of fireplace”, after “Dunsley Yorkshire Stove” insert “and Dunsley Yorkshire Multifuel Stove and Dunsley Yorkshire Multifuel Stove and Boiler”; and

(b)in the column headed “Conditions”, after “bearing the reference A/22160” insert “, as amended by the manufacturer’s instructions dated 4 October 2004 bearing the reference D13 with regard to the Stove and Multifuel Stove and the manufacturer’s instructions dated December 2004 bearing the reference GHD/DUN4B/1 with regard to the Multifuel Stove and Boiler”.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(2)

John Marek

The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

1 March 2005