The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1978

• Citation: S.I. 1978/1609
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title, commencement and extent

(1) This order may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) Order 1978 and shall come into operation on 11th December 1978.

(2) This order applies to England and Wales.

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 to this order shall, subject to the conditions specified in Column (2) thereof, 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).