The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011

Made: 22nd August 2011

Laid before Parliament: 31st August 2011

Coming into force: 1st October 2011

The Secretary of State makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20(6) of the Clean Air Act 1993[^f00001].

Citation and commencement

1

These regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st October 2011.

Amendments

2

In Schedule 1 (authorised fuels) to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2008[^f00002]—

• (a) after paragraph 4 insert—

(4A) 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; (c) are unmarked charcoal pieces of between 30mm and 150mm; and (d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.

; and

• (b) after paragraph 31 insert—

(31A) Newflame Plus briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which— (a) comprise 10 to 15 per cent bituminous coal, 10-15 percent petroleum coke and anthracite duff and starch binder as to the remaining weight; (b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving a roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes with approximate maximum dimensions 68mm, 63mm and 38mm; (d) have an average weight of 110 grams per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9 per cent on a dry basis.

Signed

Henley — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 22nd August 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations amend the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (England) Regulations 2008 (2008/514) to add two new fuels to the list of fuels declared to be authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on business, the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1993 c. 11

[^f00002]: SI 2008/514