Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of this Order is the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 2013 and it comes into force on 3 April 2013.

2

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Fireplaces exempted from section 20 of the Clean Air Act 19932

The fireplaces described in the Schedule are, subject to the conditions listed, exempted from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (which prohibits smoke emissions in smoke control areas).

Revocation3

The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Wales) Order 20123 is revoked.

John GriffithsMinister for Environment and Sustainable Development, one of the Welsh Ministers