The Clean Air Act 1993 And Smoke Control Areas - Froling SP Dual compact Operating Instructions Manual

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2.4.1 The Clean Air Act 1993 and Smoke Control Areas

Operating Instructions SP Dual compact | B1500016_en
The unit should only be operated when it is in full working order. It must be operated in
accordance with the instructions, observing safety precautions, and you should ensure
you are aware of the potential hazards. The inspection and cleaning intervals in the
operating instructions must be observed. Ensure that any faults which might impair
safety are rectified immediately.
The manufacturer or supplier is not liable for any damage resulting from non-permitted
uses.
Only original spare parts or specific alternative spare parts authorised by the
manufacturer may be used. Any kind of change or modification made to the product
will invalidate its manufacturer's CE conformity. In such cases, the product will need to
undergo new hazard evaluation procedures by the operator. The operator will then be
fully responsible for the declaration of conformity according to the valid guideline(s) for
the product and will need to attach the new CE label to the device. This person will
then assume all of the rights and responsibilities of a manufacturer.
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. It is an offence to emit smoke from a
chimney of a building, from a furnance 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
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. In Scotland and Wales this power rests with Ministers in the devolved
administrations for those countries. Separate legislation, the Clean Air (Northern
Ireland) Order 1981, applies in Northern Ireland. 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.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: http://
smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including
designation and supervision of smoke control areas and you can contact them for
details of Clean Air Act requirements.
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