3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in a smoke control area a person shall not sell by retail or deliver in the course of retail sale any solid fuel other than an authorised fuel.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit—
(a)the delivery of any such fuel to premises other than a private dwelling;
(b)the possession of any such fuel in a smoke control area for the purpose of its sale or delivery to any premises not within a smoke control area; or
(c)the delivery of any such fuel for use in a class of fireplace exempted from the provisions of Article 17 of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by regulations made under paragraph (7) of that Article.