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Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the author-
ity to be a smoke control area. It is an oence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a
furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an oence 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).
In England appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Secretary of State in accord
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ance with changes made to sections and of the Clean Air Act by section of the
Deregulation Act . Similarly in Scotland appliances are exempted by publication on a list by
Scottish Ministers under section of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act . In Northern
Ireland appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Department of Agriculture, Envi
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ronment and Rural Aairs under Section of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern
Ireland) . In Wales these are Exempted by regulations made by Welsh Ministers.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here: https://www.gov.
uk/smoke-control-area-rules. Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air
Act including designation and supervision of Smoke Control Areas and you can contact
them for details of Clean Air Act requirements.
The HWAM stoves detailed below have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke
control areas when burning wood logs.
Appliances recommended as suitable for use in Smoke Control Areas :
• HWAM c, HWAM m
• HWAM c, HWAM m
Refuelling on to a low fire bed
If there is insucient burning material in the firebed to light a new fuel charge, excessive smoke
emission can occur. Refuelling must be carried out onto a sucient quantity of glowing embers
and ash that the new fuel charge will ignite in a reasonable period. If there are too few embers in
the fire bed, add suitable kindling to prevent excessive smoke.
Fuel overloading
The maximum amount of fuel specified in this manual should not be exceeded, overloading can
cause excess smoke.
Operation with door left open
Operation with the door open can cause excess smoke. The appliance must not be operated with
the appliance door left open except as directed in the instructions.
Dampers left open
Operation with the air controls or appliance dampers open can cause excess smoke. The appliance
must not be operated with air controls, appliance dampers or door left open except as directed
in the instructions.