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THESE-RECOMMENDATIONS RELATE TO:
THE NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS OVER POLLUTION FROM
SOLID FUEL APPLIANCES; AND
THE NEED FOR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR NEW SOLID FUEL
APPLIANCES..
THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IS NOW . GIVING EFFECT TO THEM THROUGH THE AIR POLLUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL WHICH AMENDS THE AIR POLLUTION ACT.
THE AIR POLLUTION ACT REGULATES AIR POLLUTION FROM STATIONARY SOURCES BUT SPECIFICALLY .EXCLUDES FROM ITS OPERATION APPLIANCES USED FOR HEATING OR COOKING IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES. THE ACT ALSO SPECIFIES THE MAXIMUM LEAD CONTENT IN LEADED PETROL.
THE AIR POLLUTION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 PROVIDES FOR THREE DISTINCT AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT.
FIRSTLY, IT BRINGS ALL SOLID FUEL HEATING AND COOKING APPLIANCES IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ACT BY- REMOVING THE CURRENT EXEMPTION RELATING TO SUCH APPLIANCES.
THIS WILL ENABLE SERVING OF A POLLUTION ABATEMENT NOTICE ON RESIDENTIAL PREMISES, IF NECESSARY, WHERE THERE ARE OBVIOUS EXTERNAL-SIGNS OF INEFFICIENT OPERATION, SUCH AS A CHIMNEY THAT SMOKES CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES.
HOWEVER, MEMBERS CAN BE ASSURED THAT ONGOING COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ADVICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY MEANS OF POLLUTION CONTROL ,IN THIS AREA, WITH THE-ISSUING OF A POLLUTION ABATEMENT NOTICE AS A."LAST RESORT" OPTION WHERE. OTHER METHODS OF CONTROLLING SMOKE POLLUTION HAVE FAILED.
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