The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 1869

CLEAN AIR, ENGLAND

The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made

12th July 2006

Laid before Parliament

17th July 2006

Coming into force

14th August 2006

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 20(6) and 63(1) of the Clean Air Act 1993(1), makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Commencement E+W+S

1.  These Regulations—

(a) may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006; and

(b) come into force on 14th August 2006.

Amendments to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2001 E+W+S

2.—(1) Schedule 1 (authorised fuels) to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2001(2) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph 6, insert the following paragraph—

“6A.   Briteflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which—

(a) comprise 10 to 15 per cent bituminous coal, 10 to 15 per cent petroleum coke, 70 to 80 per cent anthracite duff and starch binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C;

(c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes;

(d) have an average weight of 140 grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9 per cent sulphur on a dry basis.”.

(3) After paragraph 32, insert the following paragraph—

“32A.   ZIP Firelogs, manufactured by Allspan B.V., Macroweg 4, 5804 CL Venray, The Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 58 to 59 per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 41 to 42 per cent of the total weight);

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

(c) are firelogs approximately 265 millimetres in length and 80 millimetres in depth, with grooves along the faces;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3 kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1 per cent of the total weight.”.

Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

12th July 2006

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 14th August 2006, amend the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3745).

The amendments made by these Regulations introduce two new paragraphs 6A (describing Briteflame briquettes) and 32A (describing ZIP Firelogs) into Schedule 1 to the 2001 Regulations (regulation 2(2) and (3)).

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as they have no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

1993 c. 11.

(2)

S.I. 2001/3745, amended by S.I. 2002/3046 and S.I. 2005/2895.