Schedule 12: Smoke control in England and Wales Part 2: Principal amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993: Wales
Paragraphs 9 to 11 make amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993.
	Paragraph 10 amends section 20 (prohibition on emission of smoke in smoke control area), which only applies in Wales following the minor and consequential amendments made in Part 3. Sub-paragraph (2) amends, for Wales, the procedure for declaring a fuel to be authorised for the purposes of Part 3 of the Act. It enables Welsh Ministers to authorise fuels by publishing a list of authorised fuels and to update this list as needed. Sub-paragraph (3) omits subsection (6), which gives meaning to "authorised fuel".
	Paragraph 11 amends section 21 (power by order to exempt certain fireplaces) as it applies to Wales. Welsh Ministers currently have the power to exempt any class of fireplace by order upon such conditions as may be specified in the order, if they are satisfied that such fireplaces can be used for burning fuel other than authorised fuels without producing any smoke or a substantial quantity of smoke. The amendment enables Welsh Ministers to exempt such fireplaces by publishing a list of exempted fireplaces and any relevant conditions and to update this list as needed.
	The amendments made by these paragraphs will enable Welsh Ministers to authorise fuels and exempt fireplaces as and when they are manufactured and tested, rather than waiting for common commencement dates as is currently the case for Wales.