The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1972

• Citation: S.I. 1972/438
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and commencement

This order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 18th April 1972.

Section 2 Interpretation

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

Section 3 Class of fireplace exempted from section 11 of the Clean Air Act 1956

The class of fireplace described in column (1) of the schedule hereto shall, subject to the conditions specified in column (2), 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 their district to be a smoke control area).