Guidance

Apply for exemption of an appliance in a smoke control area

Application pack for manufacturers or marketers of furnaces or boilers who want them classified as exempt for use in smoke control areas.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
1 November 2012
Last updated
5 November 2019 — See all updates

Documents

HETAS appliance exemption application pack

PDF, 477 KB, 28 pages

Details

This guidance has information on:

  • what types of appliance do not need exemption
  • how to make an application for exemption
  • emission limits
  • acceptable test methods
  • certification and marketing
  • changes to exempt appliances following completion

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2012
Last updated 5 November 2019 + show all updates

  1. Updated to incorporate changes for medium combustion plant that now need to be approved by permit as opposed to the Clean Air Act and therefore will ensure that manufacturers (and appliance owners) do not breach legislation and incur financial penalties (fines).

  2. Updated with the latest guidance from new supplier HETAS.

  3. Replaced version 3 with version 4

  4. First published.

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