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SMOKE FREE ZONES
REGULATIONS
All National and local regulations, including those referring to national and European standards, need to be complied with when
installing the stove.
THE CLEAN AIR ACT 1993 AND SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area. It is an
offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control
area. It is also an offence to acquire an “unauthorised fuel” for use within a smoke control area unless it is used in an “exempt”
appliance (“exempted” from t
he controls which generally apply in the smoke control area).
In England appliances are exempted by publication on a list by the Secretary of State in accordance with changes made to sections 20
and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act 2015. Similarly, in Scotland appliances are exempted by
publication on a list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. In Northern Ireland appliances
are exempted by publication on a list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs under Section 16 of the
Environmental Better regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. In Wales appliances are exempted by regulations made by Welsh
Ministers.
Further information on the requirements of the Clean Air Act can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules
The Ottawa 5 Eco Wide and Ottawa Deluxe Wide have been recommended as suitable for use in smoke control areas when burning
seasoned wood logs. Each appliance has been factory fitted with a screw that prevents the full closure of each vent. In a smoke control
area the air control stop must be fitted. If this is removed, then the stove will no longer be exempt and therefore no longer suitable for
burning unauthorised fuels in a smoke control area.
Your local authority is responsible for implementing the Clean Air Act 1993 including designation and supervision of smoke control
areas and you can contact them for details of Clean Air Act requirements.
