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The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations 2010

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2010-06-30

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Jurisdiction Scotland

Department Queen's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 30th June 2010

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 1st July 2010

Coming into force: 27th September 2010

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section20(6) of the Clean Air Act 1993[^f00001] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and extent

1

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) Regulations2010 and come into force on 27th September 2010.

(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Authorised fuels for the purposes of PartIII of the Clean Air Act 1993

2

Anthracite, semi-anthracite, electricity, gas, low volatile steam coals and the fuels described in the Schedule are declared to be authorised fuels for the purposes of PartIII of the Clean Air Act1993.

Revocation

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The Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations2008[^f00002] are revoked.

SCHEDULE — AUTHORISED FUELS

1

Aimcor Excel briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UKLimited, Newfield, County Durham, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon& Minerals UKLimited, Windsor House, CornwallRoad, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise petroleum coke (as to 60 to 75per cent of the total weight), low volatile coal and reactive coke (as to 20 to 25per cent of the total weight) and cold-setting resin binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 73grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

2

Aimcor Pureheat briquettes, manufactured by Applied Industrial Materials UKLimited, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon& Minerals UKLimited, Windsor House, CornwallRoad, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 25per cent of the total weight) and binder (as to the remaining weight);

(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 75grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

3

Ancit briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 95per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 30per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 15per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder or an organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 48grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

4

BigK Instant Lighting Fire Logs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 58 to 59per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 41 to 42per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 1.1kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

5

Black Diamond Gem briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to 20 to 30per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to 40 to 45per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to 12 to 22per cent of the total weight) and molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 160grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

6

BordnaMóna Firelogs, manufactured by BordnaMóna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 55per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 45per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(c) are firelogs approximately 255millimetres in length and 75millimetres in diameter, with grooves along one longitudinal face;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

7

BordnaMóna Firepak (also marketed as Arigna Special coal briquettes), manufactured by BordnaMóna Fuels Limited, Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 50per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20 to 40per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 10 to 30per cent of the total weight) and starch based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment;

(d) have an average weight of 50grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

8

Briteflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Mwyndy Industrial Estate, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan, which—

(a) comprise bituminous coal (as to 10 to 15 per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to 10 to 15 per cent of the total weight), anthracite duff (as to 70 to 80 per cent of the total weight) and a starch binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C;

(d) have an average weight of 140grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.9per cent sulphur on a dry basis.

9

Briteheat briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 85per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (up to approximately 30per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (up to approximately 15per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 30grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

10

Bryant and May Firelogs manufactured by Swedish Match, Kostenetz, Bulgaria, which—

(a) comprise paraffin wax (as to approximately 50per cent of the total weight), ground poplar wood (as to approximately 25per cent of the total weight), wheatflour (as to approximately 15per cent of the total weight), ignitable solids dispersed in gelled paraffin wax (as to approximately 1per cent of the total weight) and water, swelling agents and preservative (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving extrusion;

(c) have a quadrant shaped cross section with a radius of approximately 80millimetres, a length of approximately 265millimetres and an ignition strip along one edge;

(d) have an approximate weight of 1.15kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

11

Charglow briquettes, manufactured by PolcharSpolkaz ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia Ulica Kuznicka1, Police, Zachodniepomorskie, Poland, which—

(a) comprise bituminous coal char (as to approximately 45 to 95per cent of the total weight), anthracite (as to approximately 0to 20per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 0to 20per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0to 10per cent of the total weight) and an organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 110°C;

(d) have an average weight of 100grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

12

Coalite manufactured by Coalite Products Limited, Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire and at Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire using a low temperature carbonisation process.

13

Coke manufactured by—

(a) Coal Products Limited at Cwm Coking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, and sold as “Sunbrite”;

(b) Monckton Coke& Chemical Company Limited at Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and sold as “Sunbrite” or “Monckton Boiler Beans”;

(d) Coal Products Limited at CwmCoking Works, Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff and sold as “Cwm Coke Doubles”.

14

Cosycoke (also marketed as Lionheart Crusader or Sunbrite Plus) manufactured by Monckton Coke& Chemical Company Limited, Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and Aimcor Supercoke (also marketed as Supercoke), manufactured by M&GFuels Limited, Hartlepool Docks, Hartlepool, which in each case—

(a) comprise sized hard coke (as to approximately 45 to 65per cent of the total weight) and sized petroleum coke (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by blending;

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

15

Dragonglow briquettes, manufactured by Tower Colliery Limited, Aberdare, MidGlamorgan, South Wales, which—

(a) comprise tower duff (as to approximately 95per cent of the total weight) and a resin‑based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving cold cure roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 100grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1per cent of the total weight.

16

Dragonbrite briquettes, manufactured by Tower Colliery Limited, Aberdare, MidGlamorgan, South Wales, which—

(a) comprise tower duff (as to approximately 95per cent of the total weight) and a resin-based binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving cold cure roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 50grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1per cent of the total weight.

17

Duraflame Firelogs, manufactured by ParameltB.V., Costerstraat18, POBox86, 1700AB Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise mineral-based petroleum wax (as to approximately 55per cent of the total weight) and ground hardwood fibre (as to approximately 45per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 1.45kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

18

Ecoal briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 40 to 65per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20to 40per cent of the total weight), char (as to approximately 0to 10per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 0to 20per cent of the total weight), biomass (as to approximately 5to 20per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 125grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

19

Ecobrite briquettes, manufactured by Arigna Fuels Limited, Arigna, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 96per cent of the total weight) and starch as binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 250°C;

(d) have an average weight per briquette of 37grammes in the case of the smaller size and 48grammes in the case of the larger size; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

20

Extracite briquettes, manufactured by Sophia-Jacoba Handelsgesellschaft GmbH, Hückelhoven, Germany, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 95.5per cent of the total weight) and ammonium lignosulphonate lye as binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C;

(d) have an average weight of 40grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content of approximately 1.2per cent of the total weight.

21

Fireglo briquettes, manufactured by LesCombustiblesde Normandie, Caen, France, and by LaSociété Rouennaisede Defumage at Rouen, France, which—

(a) comprise washed Welsh duffs (as to approximately 92per cent of the total weight) and coal pitch binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 330°C;

(d) have an average weight of 30grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.8per cent of the total weight.

22

Homefire briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 40 to 70per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20 to 45per cent of the total weight), char (as to approximately 0to 10per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 5to 30per cent of the total weight) and an organic binder or a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(c) have a volatile matter content in the finished briquette of between 9 and 15 per cent of the total weight on a dry basis;

(d) are unmarked hexagonal briquettes;

(e) have an average weight of 140grammes per briquette; and

(f) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

23

Homefire ovals, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 57per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 17per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 13per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 135grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

24

Homefire Ovals(R), manufactured by Coal Products Limited at Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 50to 75per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20 to 45per cent of the total weight), bituminous coal (as to approximately 5to 17per cent of the total weight) and an organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 130grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

25

Island Lump and Island Nuts, manufactured by Unocal Refinery, California, the United States of America, which—

(a) comprise petroleum coke;

(b) were manufactured from the petroleum coke by a process involving heat treatment and steam injection;

(d) have an average weight of 80grammes (per briquette of Island Lump) or 30grammes (per briquette of Island Nuts); and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

26

Jewel briquettes, manufactured by Eldon Colliery Limited, Newfield Works, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 30to 50per cent of the total weight), Long Beach petroleum coke (as to approximately 50to 70per cent of the total weight) and a carbohydrate binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 150°C;

(d) have an average weight of 33grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

27

LaHacienda Easy Logs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which meet the conditions specified for BigK Instant Lighting Fire Logs at paragraph4.

28

Long Beach Lump nuts (otherwise known as LBL nuts), manufactured by Aimcor Carbon Corporation, Long Beach, California, the United States of America, or manufactured by Oxbow Carbon& Minerals LLC, 330Golden Shore, Suite210, Long Beach, California90802, the United States of America, which—

(a) comprise petroleum coke (as to approximately 85 to 100per cent of the total weight), limestone (as to approximately 0to 10per cent of the total weight) and coal tar pitch (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving heat treatment and steam injection;

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

29

Maxibrite briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 84per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 12per cent of the total weight) and starch as binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at 250°C;

(d) have an average weight of 35grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

30

Multiheat briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60 to 80per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10to 30per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have average weights per briquette of either 55or 80grammes; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

31

Newflame briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 84per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 12per cent of the total weight) and a starch binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 260°C;

(d) have an average weight of 78grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

32

Optima Fire Logs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which meet the conditions specified for BigK Instant Lighting Fire Logs at paragraph4.

33

Phurnacite briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 65to 85per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 40grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

34

Pyrobloc Fire Logs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 58to 59per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 41to 42per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

35

Safelight Firelogs, manufactured by Advanced Natural Fuels Limited, Pocklington, EastRiding of Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise woodchip (as to approximately 40 to 55per cent of the total weight) and Palm Wax binder (as to approximately 45to 60per cent of the total weight);

(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 and a single continuous slot in the base surface;

(d) have an average weight of 1.8kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

36

Sovereign briquettes, manufactured by Monckton Coke& Chemical Company Limited, Royston, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 75per cent of the total weight), coal and reactive coke (as to approximately 21per cent of the total weight) and cold-setting resin binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 130grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

37

Stoveheat Premium briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite duff (as to approximately 65to 85per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 20per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 300°C;

(d) have an average weight of 40grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

38

Supabrite Coke Doubles, manufactured by H.J.Banks and Company Limited, Inkerman Road Depot, Tow Law, County Durham, which—

(a) comprise metallurgical coke (as to approximately 40to 60per cent of the total weight) and petroleum coke (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving blending and screening;

(d) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.95per cent of the total weight.

39

Supacite briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 84per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 12per cent of the total weight) and a starch binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at 240°C;

(d) have an average weight of 45grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

40

Supertherm briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise a blend (in the proportion of 19:1 by weight) of anthracite and medium volatile coal (as to approximately 93per cent of the total weight) and a cold-setting organic binder or a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 160grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

41

SuperthermII briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 36to 51per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 40to 55per cent of the total weight) and an organic binder or a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 140grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

42

Taybrite briquettes (otherwise known as Surefire briquettes), manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 60to 80per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 10to 30per cent of the total weight) and a molasses and phosphoric acid binder (as to the remaining weight);

(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 10millimetres or unmarked;

(d) have an average weight of 80grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

43

Therma briquettes, manufactured by Maxibrite Limited, Llantrisant, RhonddaCynon Taff, which—

(a) comprise anthracite fines (as to approximately 84per cent of the total weight), petroleum coke (as to approximately 12per cent of the total weight) and starch as binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing and heat treatment at about 250°C;

(d) have an average weight of 26grammes perbriquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 2per cent of the total weight.

44

Thermac briquettes, manufactured by Coal Products Limited, Immingham Briquetting Works, Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, which—

(a) comprise anthracite (as to approximately 90per cent of the total weight) and a cold-setting organic binder (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process involving roll-pressing;

(d) have an average weight of 48grammes per briquette; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 1.5per cent of the total weight.

45

Tiger Tim Firelogs, manufactured by De Lange B.V., Rustenburgerweg 3, 1646 WJ Ursem, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 50 per cent of the total weight) and sawdust (as to approximately 50 per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(c) are firelogs approximately 280 millimetres in length and 75 millimetres in both height and width with a single groove running along each of the four 280 millimetre length faces;

(d) have an average weight of 1.1 kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.2 per cent of the total weight.

46

Unicite, manufactured by D.J.Davies FuelsLtd, Blaenau Fuel Depot, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, or manufactured by A.I.Simson, Cabby Latch, Logie by Kirriemuir, Angus, which—

(a) is a mixture of the following separate fuels—

(i) anthracite large nuts; and

(ii) Union briquettes of the description in sub-paragraph(d) manufactured by RWEPower A.G. at Cologne, Germany (as to no more than approximately 40to 42per cent of Unicite’s total weight);

(b) has an overall sulphur content not exceeding 0.5per cent of the total weight; and

(c) in so far as it is constituted by the Union briquettes referred to in sub-paragraph(a)(ii), must consist of compressed lignite with each briquette measuring approximately 75millimetres in width, 60millimetres in height and 55millimetres in length.

47

ZIP Cracklelog firelogs, ZIP Crackle-log firelogs and ZIP Crackling Log firelogs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 55per cent of the total weight), hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 42per cent of the total weight) and crackle seeds (as to approximately 3.2per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 1.1kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

48

ZIP Firelogs, manufactured by AllspanB.V., Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 58to 59per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to the remaining weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3kilogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

49

ZIP Firelogs, manufactured by Woodflame Moerdijk B.V., Apolloweg4, Harbour No:M189A, 4782SB Moerdijk, the Netherlands, which—

(a) comprise slack wax (as to approximately 55to 60per cent of the total weight) and hardwood sawdust (as to approximately 40to 45per cent of the total weight);

(b) were manufactured from those constituents by a process of heat treatment and extrusion;

(c) are firelogs approximately 255millimetres in length and 75millimetres in diameter, with grooves along onelongitudinal face;

(d) have an average weight of 1.3milogrammes per firelog; and

(e) have a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1per cent of the total weight.

50

ZIP Firelogs, manufactured by AllspanB.V. at Macroweg4, 5804CL Venray, the Netherlands, which meet the conditions specified for BigK Instant Lighting Fire Logs at paragraph4.

Signed

R CUNNINGHAM — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 30th June 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, declare the fuels which are authorised fuels for the purposes of PartIII of the Clean Air Act 1993. The authorised fuels are described in regulation2 and the Schedule.

In effect these Regulations re-enact the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) (Scotland) (No.2) Regulations 2008, with the addition of a further authorised fuel, Tiger Tim Firelogs (paragraph45 of the Schedule). Regulation 3 of these Regulations revokes the 2008 Regulations.

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1993 c.11. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

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