Revised Exempted Fireplaces and Authorised Fuels for Smoke Control Areas in Northern Ireland

18 January 2016

What is the new legislation:
The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
Who does this effect: Northern Ireland
When does this change take place: 31st January 2016

The list of classes of fireplaces exempted from the provisions of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, which prohibits the emission of smoke in smoke control areas, has been amended for Northern Ireland under the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 with several additional fireplaces being exempted.

In addition, two new types of fuel has been added to the list of fuels declared to be authorised fuels for use in smoke control areas by the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.

The full text of the Exempt Fireplaces Regulations may be found here.
The full text of the Authorised Fuels Regulations may be found here.

Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk