Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area.
Bassetlaw District Council have made a number of Smoke Control Orders which include the following areas:–
- Worksop
- Retford
- Carlton in Lindrick
- Langold
- Harworth
- Bircotes
- Blyth
- Tuxford
It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an offence to acquire an "unauthorised fuel" for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an "exempt" appliance ("exempted" from the controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
The current maximum level of fine is £1,000 for each offence.
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has powers under the Act to authorise smokeless fuels or exempt appliances for use in smoke control areas in England.
Therefore it is a requirement that fuels burnt or obtained for use in smoke control areas have been "authorised" in Regulations and that appliances used to burn solid fuel in those areas (other than "authorised" fuels) have been exempted by an Order made and signed by the Secretary of State or Minister in the devolved administrations.
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Last Updated on Thursday, April 22, 2021