Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 3224 (W.278)

CLEAN AIR, WALES

The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2009

Made

4 December 2009

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

8 December 2009

Coming into force

31 December 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993(1) and now vested in the Welsh Ministers(2), and being satisfied that the classes of fireplace exempted by this Order can be used for burning fuel other than authorised fuels without producing any smoke or a substantial quantity of smoke, hereby make the following Order:

(1)

1993 c. 11.

(2)

The relevant powers of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by Article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (Order) 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by Section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).