The Clean Air (Arrestment Plant) (Exemption) Regulations 1969

• Citation: S.I. 1969/1262
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Title and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Clean Air (Arrestment Plant) (Exemption) Regulations 1969 and shall come into operation on 1st October 1969.

Section 2 Interpretation

The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of these regulations as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

Section 3 Furnaces exempted from the operation of section 3(1) of the Clean Air Act 1968

The classes of furnace set out in column (1) of schedule 1 to these regulations shall while used for a purpose set out in column (2) opposite that class be exempted from the provisions of section 3(1) of the Clean Air Act 1968 (which requires the fitting of arrestment plant to certain new furnaces).

Section 4 Prescribed form for the purposes of section 4(3) of the Clean Air Act 1968

For the purposes of section 4(3) of the Clean Air Act 1968 (which requires an application for exemption of a furnace from the requirement to fit arrestment plant pursuant to section 3(1) of that Act to be made to the local authority in the prescribed form and to be accompanied by the prescribed particulars) the prescribed form shall be the form set out in schedule 2 to these regulations and the prescribed particulars shall be the particulars set out in schedule 3.

Section 1

Type and description of furnace

Section 2

Particulars of furnace—

(a) Maximum continuous rating of furnace or of boiler served by furnace (BTU's per hour or pounds steam per hour from and at 100°C)

(b) Type of fuel to be used (Note 3)

(c) If solid fuel, state area of grate in square feet

(d) Maximum rate of fuel consumption (per hour)

(e) Method of firing (Note 4)

(f) Type of draught—i.e. Natural

Mechanical—forced

—induced

—balanced

(Underline applicable words)

Section 3

Does the material being heated or processed itself contribute to the emission of grit and dust? YES/NO

If Yes, state:

(a) nature of material

(b) processing rate (per hour)

Section 4

Pattern of operation

(a) Degree of use (i.e. permanent, temporary or standby)

(b) Working hours:

per day

per week

per year

(c) Does load on plant vary? YES/NO

If Yes, in what degree?

Section 5

Any other information relevant to the application

Notes 3 and 4

3. If oil specify type and viscosity. If solid fuel is coal, give Coal Board specification, or colliery source, if known.

4. If by mechanical stoker, state type.