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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 9th May 2000.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.
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(1) Schedule 1 to the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations 1991 shall be amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph 8(a) substitute—“
(a) Coal Products Limited at Cwm Coking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan and sold as “Sunbrite”;”.
(3) In paragraph 8AA, for “, which” substitute “and Aimcor Supercoke (also marketed as Supercoke), manufactured by M & G Fuels Limited at Hartlepool Docks, Hartlepool, Cleveland, which (in each case)”.
(4) After paragraph 17A insert—“
17AB 
Supabrite Coke Doubles, manufactured by H. J. Banks & Company Limited at Inkerman Road Depot, Tow Law, County Durham, which—
(a) comprise metallurgical coke (as to approximately 40 to 60 per cent of the total weight) and petroleum coke (as to the remaining weight);
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving blending and screening;
(c) are unmarked random shapes; and
(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.95 per cent of the total weight.”.
(5) In paragraphs 18, 18A and 19, for “Thermac Fuels Limited ” in each place substitute “Coal Products Limited”.
(6) For paragraph 18B(c) substitute—“
(c) are pillow-shaped briquettes marked with a single indented line running longitudinally along each face, offset from its counterpart by 10 millimetres or unmarked, and in either case have an average weight of 75 grammes; and”.
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Notwithstanding the amendments made by regulation 2(2) and (5), Sunbrite and Beacon Beans coke manufactured before 9th May 2000 at Avenue Coking and Chemical Works, Wingerworth, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire and Supertherm, Supertherm II and Thermac briquettes manufactured before that date by Thermac Fuels Limited shall continue to be authorised fuels.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
17th April 2000