Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

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TheCleanAirAct1993andSmokeControlAreas
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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furnace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).
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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.
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TheMarvichasbeenrecommendedassuitableforuseinsmokecontrolareaswhenburning
wood.Thefittingofasy stemtothesecondaryaircontrolshouldbeimplementedwithin
smokecontrolareastoensurethattheairsupplyholesremain3mmopenwhenthe
operatorhasnominallyfullyshutthecontrol.
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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