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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and replaces with amendments the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2007. It exempts the fireplaces listed in the Schedule from the provisions of section 20 of the Clean Air Act 1993 (prohibition of smoke emissions in smoke control area), subject to the conditions set out in the Schedule. Several additional fireplaces have been added to the Schedule.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on business, the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.