
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 2nd September 1987.
(2) This Order shall extend to England and Wales.
2 
The class of fireplace described in the Schedule to this Order shall, upon the conditions there specified, be exempted from the provisions of section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956 (which empowers a local authority to declare the whole or any part of its district to be a smoke control area).
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Class of fireplace Conditions
The Babcock Worsley Fluidised Bed Combuster manufactured by Babcock Worsley Limited. 
1 
The fireplace shall be installed, maintained and operated so as to minimise the emission of smoke at all times, and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions dated 30th April 1986 and which bear the reference “No. C06/0016”.
2 
No fuel shall be used other than the waste derived fuel recommended in the manufacturer’s instructions.
3 
The fireplace shall be operated as a single unit with—
(a)  he Tollemache Drier manufactured by Newell Dunford Limited; and
(b)  he Venturi Scrubber manufactured by Air Pollution Control Limited.
Nicholas Ridley
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
5th August 1987