The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 20(6) and 63(1) of the Clean Air Act 1993[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations: Citation, commencement and extent 1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland ) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 17th December 2001. (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only. Authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993 2. Anthracite, semi-anthracite, electricity, gas, low volatile steam coals and the fuels described in Schedule 1 are hereby declared to be authorised fuels for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993. Revocations and savings 3. - (1) The Regulations listed in Schedule 2 are revoked. (2) Any fuel manufactured before 17th December 2001 which, immediately before that date, was an authorised fuel for the purposes of Part III of the Clean Air Act 1993 shall continue to be an authorised fuel for those purposes notwithstanding the revocation of the Regulations listed in Schedule 2. RHONA BRANKIN Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew's House, Edinburgh 22nd November 2001 1. Aimcor Excel briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UK Limited at Newfield, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 73 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
2.
Aimcor Pureheat briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UK Limited at Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 250°C; (c) are pillow-shaped briquettes with a single line indentation on one side and a double line indentation on the reverse side; (d) have an average weight of 75 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
3.
Ancit briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; (c) are unmarked cushion-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 48 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
4.
Black Diamond Gem briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; (c) are pillow-shaped briquettes marked with two parallel indented lines running latitudinally around the briquette; (d) have an average weight of 160 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
5.
Bord na Móna Firelogs, manufactured by Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion; (c) are firelogs approximately 255 millimetres in length and 75 millimetres in diameter, with grooves along one longitudinal face; (d) have an average weight of 1.3 kilogrammes per firelog; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1 per cent of the total weight.
6.
Bord na Móna Firepak (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes), manufactured by Bord na Móna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 50 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
7.
Bryant and May Firelogs manufactured by Swedish Match at Kostenetz, Bulgaria, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving extrusion; (c) have a quadrant shaped cross section with a radius of approximately 80 millimetres, a length of approximately 265 millimetres and an ignition strip along one edge; (d) have an approximate weight of 1.15 kilogrammes per firelog; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1 per cent of the total weight.
8.
Charglow briquettes, manufactured by Polchar Spo_ka z ograniczon_ odpowiedzialno_ci_, Ulica Kuznicka 1, Police, Zachodniepomorskie, Poland, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 110°C; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 100 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
9.
Coalite manufactured by Coalite Products Limited at Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire and at Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire using a low temperature carbonisation process.
(b) Monckton Coke & Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and sold as "Sunbrite" or "Monckton Boiler Beans"; (c) Corus UK Limited at Teeside Works, Redcar and sold as "Redcar Coke Nuts (Doubles)"; and (d) Coal Products Limited at Cwm Coking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff and sold as "Cwm Coke Doubles".
11.
Cosycoke (also marketed as Lionheart Crusader or Sunbrite Plus) manufactured by Monckton Coke & Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and Aimcor Supercoke (also marketed as Supercoke), manufactured by M & G Fuels Limited at Hartlepool Docks, Hartlepool, which in each case-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by blending; (c) are unmarked random shapes; and (d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
12.
Ecobrite briquettes, manufactured by Arigna Fuels Limited at Arigna, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 250°C; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes in two sizes; (d) have an average weight of 37 grammes in the case of the smaller size and 48 grammes in the case of the larger size; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
13.
Extracite briquettes, manufactured by Sophia-Jacoba Handelsgesellschaft mbH at Hückelhoven, Germany, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C; (c) are cushion-shaped briquettes with a silvery appearance and are marked with the letters "S" and "J"; (d) have an average weight of 40 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content of approximately 1.2 per cent of the total weight.
14.
Fireglo briquettes, manufactured by Les Combustibles de Normandie at Caen, France, and by La Société Rouennaise de Defumage at Rouen, France, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 330°C; (c) are ovoids with three lines on one side and are smooth on the other side; (d) have an average weight of 30 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.8 per cent of the total weight.
15.
Homefire briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Shildon, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing; (c) have a volatile matter content in the finished briquette of neither less than 9 nor more than 15 per cent of the total weight on a dry basis; (d) are unmarked hexagonal briquettes; (e) have an average weight of 140 grammes per briquette; and (f) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
16.
Homefire ovals, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; (c) are pillow-shaped briquettes with two parallel indented lines running latitudinally around the briquette; (d) have an average weight of 135 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
17.
Homefire Ovals (R), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing; (c) are pillow-shaped briquettes with two parallel indented lines running latitudinally around the briquette; (d) have an average weight of 130 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
18.
Island Lump and Island Nuts, manufactured by Unocal Refinery, California, the United States of America, which-
(b) were manufactured from the petroleum coke by a process involving heat treatment and steam injection; (c) are unmarked random shapes; (d) have an average weight of 80 grammes (per briquette of Island Lump) or 30 grammes (per briquette of Island Nuts); and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
19.
Jewel briquettes, manufactured by Eldon Colliery Limited at Newfield Works, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 150°C; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 33 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
20.
Long Beach Lump nuts (otherwise known as LBL nuts), manufactured by Aimcor Carbon Corporation at Long Beach, California, the United States of America, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving heat treatment and steam injection; (c) are unmarked random shapes; and (d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
21.
Maxibrite briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at 250°C; (c) are cushion-shaped briquettes marked with the letter "M"; (d) have an average weight of 35 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
22.
Newflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 78 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
23.
Phurnacite briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; (c) are ovoid-shaped briquettes with two parallel indented lines running longitudinally around the briquette; (d) have an average weight of 40 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
24.
Safelight Firelogs, manufactured by Advanced Natural Fuels Limited, at Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving pressing of the mixed ingredients at about 40°C to 50°C; (c) are rectangular hard finish Firelogs with two deep overlapping slots in the top surface, a single continuous slot in the base surface; (d) have an average weight of 1.8 kilogrammes per firelog; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
25.
Sovereign briquettes, manufactured by Monckton Coke & Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving extrusion; (c) are unmarked hexagonal briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 130 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
26.
Supabrite Coke Doubles, manufactured by H.J. Banks and Company Limited at Inkerman Road Depot, Tow Law, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving blending and screening; (c) are unmarked random shapes; and (d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.95 per cent of the total weight.
27.
Supacite briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited at Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at 240°C; (c) are unmarked ovoids; (d) have an average weight of 45 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
28.
Supertherm briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Shildon, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing; (c) are unmarked ovoids; (d) have an average weight of 160 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
29.
Supertherm II briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Shildon, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing ; (c) are unmarked ovoids; (d) have an average weight of 140 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
30.
Taybrite briquettes (otherwise known as Surefire briquettes), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C; (c) are pillow-shaped briquettes marked with a single indented line running longitudinally along each face, offset from its counterpart by 10 millimetres or unmarked; (d) have an average weight of 75 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2 per cent of the total weight.
31.
Thermac briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Shildon, County Durham, which-
(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing; (c) are unmarked pillow-shaped briquettes; (d) have an average weight of 48 grammes per briquette; and (e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5 per cent of the total weight.
EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) Section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 provides that where smoke is emitted from a chimney in a smoke control area and that chimney is either-
(b) a chimney serving the furnace of a fixed boiler or industrial plant (not being a chimney of a building),
the occupier of the building, or as the case may be, the person having possession of the boiler or plant, is guilty of an offence. It is a defence to show that the alleged emission was caused solely by the use of an authorised fuel.
(b) Bord na Móna Firepak (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes); (c) Bryant and May Firelogs; and (d) Charglow briquettes.
The following changes related to authorised fuels are also reflected in the Regulations.
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