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The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Type Welsh-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2019-01-15

State In force

Jurisdiction Wales

Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Made: 15 January 2019

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 16 January 2019

Coming into force: 6 February 2019

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 20(6) of the Clean Air Act 1993 .

Title, commencement and application

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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2019 and they come into force on 6 February 2019.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993

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Anthracite, semi-anthracite, electricity, gas, low volatile steam coals and the fuels described in the Schedule are declared to be authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993.

Revocation

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The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are revoked.

SCHEDULE — Authorised Fuels

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ALDI Winter Flame Smokeless Fuel manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire which–

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 60 to 80% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 to 30% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0 to 17% of the total weight) and molasses/acid or an organic binder (as the remaining weight);

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

(c) are either unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes or, pillow-shaped briquettes marked with a single indented line running longitudinally along each face, off-set from its counterpart by 10 millimetres;

(d) have an average weight of 55 or 80 grams per briquette; and

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

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

(a) comprise petroleum coke (as to approximately 60 to 75% of the total weight), low volatile coal and reactive coke (as to approximately 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 73 grams; and

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

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Aimcor Pureheat briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UK Limited at Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon & Minerals UK Limited at 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 75 grams; and

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

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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 48 grams; and

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

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Big K Fire Log, manufactured by Top Flames Europe BV, Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem Gem, Alkmaar, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise 29% paraffin wax, 20% plant derived wax, 17% 6mm diameter wood pellets and 34% sawdust (by weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of mixing and extruding;

(d) have an average weight of 0.8 kilograms; and

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

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Big K Fire Log, manufactured by Top Flames Europe BV, Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem Gem, Alkmaar, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise 29% paraffin wax, 20% plant derived wax, 17% 6mm diameter wood pellets and 34% sawdust (by weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of mixing and extruding;

(d) have an average weight of 0.9 kilograms; and

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

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Big K Fire Log manufactured by Top Flames Europe BV, Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem Gem, Alkmaar, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise 29% paraffin wax, 20% plant derived wax, 17% 6mm diameter wood pellets and 34% sawdust (by weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of mixing and extruding;

(d) have an average weight of 1 kilograms; and

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

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Big K Instant Lighting Fire Logs, manufactured by Allspan BV 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 the remaining weight);

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

(d) have an average weight of 1.1 kilograms; and

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

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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.

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Big K Restaurant Grade Charcoal Briquettes manufactured by Big K Esereso Carbon Products Ltd, PO Box 15469, Accra North, Ghana which–

(a) comprises pyrolised Terminalia Superba (Ofram);

(b) were manufactured using an extrusion process followed by a retort pyrolysis process at approximately 450 °C;

(c) are hexagonal shaped briquettes with a diameter of between 4.5 centimetres and 5.5 centimetres and length of between 5 centimetres and 20 centimetres. The briquettes have a hollow core about 1.5 centimetres diameter; and

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% of the total weight on a dry basis.

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

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 20 to 30% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 40 to 45% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 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 160 grams; and

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

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

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

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

(c) are approximately 255 millimetres in length and 75 millimetres in diameter, and with grooves along one longitudinal face;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3 kilograms (net); and

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

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Bord na Móna Firepak briquettes (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes), manufactured by Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, 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 50 grams; and

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

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Brand Choice Fire Log manufactured by Top Flames Europe BV, Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem Gem, Alkmaar, The Netherlands which–

(a) comprise 29% paraffin wax, 20% plant derived wax, 17% 6mm diameter wood pellets and 34% sawdust (by weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of mixing and extruding;

(c) are firelogs that are approximately 172 millimetres in length and 75 millimetres in depth, 75 millimetres in height with 6 grooves;

(d) have an average weight of 0.8 kilograms per firelog; and

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

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Brazier briquettes manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire which–

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 60 to 80% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 to 30% of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0 to 17% of the total weight) and molasses/acid or an organic binder (as the remaining weight);

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

(c) are either unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes or, pillow-shaped briquettes marked with a single indented line running longitudinally along each face, off-set from its counterpart by 10 millimetres;

(d) have an average weight of 55 or 80 grams per briquette; and

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

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Briteflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, which—

(a) comprise bituminous coal (as to approximately 10 to 15% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 to 15% of the total weight), anthracite duff (as to approximately 70 to 80% of the total weight), 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 140 grams; and

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

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Briteheat 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 an average weight of 30 grams; and

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

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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 an 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 80 grams; and

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

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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) are of quadrant cross sections with a radius of approximately 80 millimetres, and length approximately 265 millimetres with an ignition strip along one edge;

(d) have an approximate weight of 1.15 kilograms; and

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

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Charglow briquettes, manufactured by Polchar Spolka z organiczona odpowiedzialnoscia, Police, Zachodniopomorskie, 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 100 grams; and

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

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

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Coalite Ovals briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, which—

(a) comprise bituminous coal (as to approximately 10 to 15% of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10 to 15% of the total weight), anthracite duff (as to approximately 70 to 80% of the total weight) 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 260ºC;

(c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes that are approximately 84 millimetres in length, 38 millimetres in width and 62 millimetres in height;

(d) have an average weight of 118 grams; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9% of the total weight on a dry basis.

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Coke, manufactured by—

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

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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.

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Cosyglo Smokeless briquettes, manufactured by Arigna Fuels at Arigna, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, Ireland, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 35 to 50% of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 45% of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 20% of the total weight) and a starch or other organic binder (up to 5% of the total weight);

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

(c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes that are approximately 80 millimetres in length, 60 millimetres in width and 40 millimetres in height;

(d) have an average weight of 110 grams; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.8% of the total weight on a dry basis.

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