Clean Air Act 1993
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19B Acquisition and sale of controlled solid fuel in England
(1) A person who acquires in England any controlled solid fuel for use in— (a) a building to which a smoke control order in England applies, (b) a fireplace to which such an order applies, or (c) a fixed boiler or industrial plant to which such an order applies, is guilty of an offence. (2) Where a smoke control order in England applies to a moored vessel (see section 44), subsection (1)(a) does not apply in relation to the acquisition of controlled solid fuel for use in the propulsion of the vessel or to provide electric power to the vessel. (3) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply where the fireplace was an approved fireplace at the time of the acquisition. (4) A person who— (a) offers controlled solid fuel for sale by retail in England where the fuel is to be taken away by a purchaser, and (b) fails to take reasonable steps to notify potential purchasers that it is an offence to acquire that fuel for any of the uses mentioned in subsection (1), is guilty of an offence. (5) A person who sells any controlled solid fuel by retail in England for delivery by that person, or on that person’s behalf, to— (a) a building to which a smoke control order in England applies, or (b) premises in which there is any fixed boiler or industrial plant to which such an order applies, is guilty of an offence. (6) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (5) it is a defence for the person accused to prove that the person believed and had reasonable grounds for believing that— (a) the building referred to in subsection (5)(a) was not one to which the smoke control order in question applied, or (b) the fuel was acquired for use in— (i) a fireplace that was, at the time of the delivery, an approved fireplace, or (ii) a boiler or plant to which the smoke control order did not apply. (7) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (8) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) or (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
19B Acquisition and sale of controlled solid fuel in England
(1) A person who acquires in England any controlled solid fuel for use in— (a) a building to which a smoke control order in England applies, (b) a fireplace to which such an order applies, or (c) a fixed boiler or industrial plant to which such an order applies, is guilty of an offence. (2) Where a smoke control order in England applies to a moored vessel (see section 44), subsection (1)(a) does not apply in relation to the acquisition of controlled solid fuel for use in the propulsion of the vessel or to provide electric power to the vessel. (3) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply where the fireplace was an approved fireplace at the time of the acquisition. (4) A person who— (a) offers controlled solid fuel for sale by retail in England where the fuel is to be taken away by a purchaser, and (b) fails to take reasonable steps to notify potential purchasers that it is an offence to acquire that fuel for any of the uses mentioned in subsection (1), is guilty of an offence. (5) A person who sells any controlled solid fuel by retail in England for delivery by that person, or on that person’s behalf, to— (a) a building to which a smoke control order in England applies, or (b) premises in which there is any fixed boiler or industrial plant to which such an order applies, is guilty of an offence. (6) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (5) it is a defence for the person accused to prove that the person believed and had reasonable grounds for believing that— (a) the building referred to in subsection (5)(a) was not one to which the smoke control order in question applied, or (b) the fuel was acquired for use in— (i) a fireplace that was, at the time of the delivery, an approved fireplace, or (ii) a boiler or plant to which the smoke control order did not apply. (7) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (8) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) or (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine.
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