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The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2013-07-31

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

Department Government Printer for Northern Ireland

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Made: 31st July 2013

Coming into operation: 31st August 2013

In accordance with that Article, the Department of the Environment has had regard, amongst other things, to the sulphur content of the fuels described in regulation 2.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 31st August 2013.

Authorised fuels

2

For the purposes of Article 2(2) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, the following are authorised fuels—

(a) anthracite;

(b) semi-anthracite;

(d) gas;

(e) low volatile steam coals; and

(f) the fuels described in the Schedule.

Revocations and savings

3

(1) The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012[^f00002] are revoked.

(2) Any fuel manufactured before the coming into operation of these Regulations which was an authorised fuel continues to be an authorised fuel, notwithstanding the revocation of the Regulations specified in paragraph (1).

SCHEDULE — Authorised fuels

1

Aimcor Excel briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UK Limited at Newfield, County Durham, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon & Minerals UK Limited, Windsor House, Cornwall Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise petroleum coke (as to 60 to 75% of the total weight), low volatile coal and reactive coke (as to 20 to 25% of the total weight) and cold-setting resin binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 73g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

2

Aimcor Pureheat briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UK Limited at Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon & Minerals UK Limited, Windsor House, Cornwall Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 25% of the total weight), and binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 250°C;

(c) are pillow-shaped briquettes with a single line indentation on one side and a double line indentation on the reverse side;

(d) have an average weight of 75g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

3

Ancit briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 95% of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 30% of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 15% of the total weight), and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder or an organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 48g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

4

Big K Instant Lighting Fire Logs, manufactured by Allspan B.V. at Macroweg 4, 5804 CL Venray, the Netherlands, which—

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

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

(d) have an average weight of 1.1kg per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% of the total weight.

5

Big K Restaurant Grade Charcoal, manufactured by Big K Products UK Limited at Parque Industrial Alvear, 2126 Alvear, Provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina, which—

(a) comprise pyrolised white quebracho wood;

(b) were manufactured using a kiln pyrolysis process at approximately 450°C;

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

6

Black Diamond Gem briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to 20 to 30% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to 40 to 45% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to 12 to 22% of the total weight), and molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 160g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5% of the total weight.

7

Bord na Móna Firelogs, manufactured by Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 55% of the total weight), and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 45% of the total weight);

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

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

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% of the total weight.

8

Bord na Móna Firepak (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes), manufactured by Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 50% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20 to 40% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 10 to 30% of the total weight), and starch based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment;

(d) have an average weight of 50g per briquette;

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5% of the total weight.

9

Briteflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which—

(a) comprise 10 to 15% bituminous coal, 10 to 15% petroleum coke, 70 to 80% 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;

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

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9% sulphur on a dry basis.

10

Briteheat briquettes (otherwise known as Stoveheat Premium briquettes), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 85% of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 30% of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 15% of the total weight), and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have a average weight of 30g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

11

Briteheat Plus briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 75 to 95% of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 20% of the total weight), and a organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 80g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

12

Bryant and May Firelogs, manufactured by Swedish Match at Kostenetz, Bulgaria, which—

(a) comprise paraffin wax (as to approximately 50% of the total weight), ground poplar wood (as to approximately 25% of the total weight), wheatflour (as to approximately 15% of the total weight), ignitable solids dispersed in gelled paraffin wax (as to approximately 1% of the total weight) and water, swelling agents and preservative (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving extrusion;

(c) have a quadrant shaped cross section with a radius of approximately 80mm, a length of approximately 265mm, and an ignition strip across one edge;

(d) have an approximate weight of 1.15kg per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% of the total weight.

13

Charglow briquettes, manufactured by Polchar Spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia, Ulica Kuznicka 1, Police, Zachodniepomorskie, Poland, which—

(a) comprise bituminous coal char (as to approximately 45 to 95% of the total weight), anthracite (as to approximately 0 to 20% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 0 to 20% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0 to 10% of the total weight) and an organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 110°C;

(d) have an average weight of 100g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5% of the total weight.

14

Coalite manufactured by Coalite Products Limited at Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and at Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, using a low temperature carbonisation process.

15

Coalite Ovals Briquettes manufactured by Maxibrite Ltd, at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which—

(a) comprise 10-15% bituminous coal, 10-15% petroleum coke, 70-80% 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;

(d) have an average weight of 118g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9% sulphur on a dry basis.

16

Coke manufactured by—

(a) Coal Products Limited at Cwm Coking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and sold as “Sunbrite”;

(b) Monckton Coke & Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and sold as “Sunbrite” or “Monckton Boiler Beans”;

(d) Coal Products Limited at Cwm Coking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and sold as “Cwm Coke Doubles”.

17

Cosycoke (also marketed as Lionheart Crusader or Sunbrite Plus), manufactured by Monckton Coke & Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and Aimcor Supercoke (also marketed as Supercoke), manufactured by M & G Fuels Limited at Hartlepool Docks, Hartlepool, which in each case—

(a) comprise sized hard coke (as to approximately 45 to 65% of the total weight) and sized petroleum coke (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by blending;

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

18

Dragonglow briquettes, manufactured by Tower Colliery Limited at Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, which—

(a) comprise tower duff (as to approximately 95% of the total weight) and a resin based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving cold cure roll pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 100g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1% of the total weight.

19

Dragonbrite briquettes, manufactured by Tower Colliery Limited at Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, which—

(a) comprise tower duff (as to approximately 95% of the total weight) and a resin based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving cold cure roll pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 50g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1% of the total weight.

20

Duraflame Firelogs, manufactured by Paramelt B.V., Costerstraat 18, PO Box 86, 1700 AB Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise mineral-based petroleum wax (as to approximately 55% of the total weight), and ground hardwood fibre (as to approximately 45% of the total weight);

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

(d) have an average weight of 1.45kg per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% of the total weight.

21

Ecoal briquettes (also marketed as Homefire Ecoal briquettes and Supertherm 30), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 40 to 65% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20 to 40% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0 to 20% of the total weight), biomass (as to approximately 5 to 20% of the total weight), biomass char (as to approximately 0 to 10% of the total weight) and molasses and phosphoric acid as binder (as to a maximum of 20% of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at approximately 300°C;

(c) are unmarked pillow shaped briquettes that are typically 72mm in length, 58mm in width and 42mm in height or are unmarked hexagonal briquettes that are typically 70mm in length, 73mm in width and 39 mm in height;

(d) have an average weight of 125g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

22

Ecoal 50 briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 30 to 55% of the total weight), biomass (as to approximately 25 to 35% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 to 40% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0 to 5% of the total weight), and natural organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll pressing, followed by heat treatment at a temperature of approximately 300°C in a controlled, reduced oxygen environment;

(d) have an average weight of 135g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

23

Ecobrite briquettes, manufactured by Arigna Fuels Limited at Arigna, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 96% of the total weight) and starch as binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at 250°C;

(d) have an average weight per briquette of 37g in the case of the smaller size and 48g in the case of the larger size; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5% of the total weight.

24

EDF Fuel briquettes, manufactured by TheGreenFactory at the Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle, UMR 1010 INRA/INP-ENSIACET AGROMAT, Site de l’ENIT 47, Avenue d’Azereix, BP 1629 65016 Tarbes Cedex, France, which—

(a) comprise approximately 100g of unprocessed Miscanthus (as to approximately 45% of the total weight), approximately 95g of Copra ester (as to approximately 43% of the total weight), and approximately 25g of a binder produced from Miscanthus (processed with calcium oxide as to approximately 0.5% of the total weight) as to the remaining weight;

(b) are manufactured from those constituents by a process involving Miscanthus processing, mixing, hot pressing and soaking in an ester bath;

(c) are unmarked cylinder-shaped briquettes of 120mm height and 60mm diameter with a star-shaped hole running centrally through the longer length of the briquette;

(d) have an average weight of 220g per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2% of the total weight.

25

Excel + briquettes, manufactured for Oxbow Coal B.V. at Newfield Works, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, which—

(a) comprise of 65 – 70% of petroleum coke and 25% anthracite (both by weight), together with a cold setting resin binder, hardener, and low temperature stabiliser as the remaining weight;

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