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Smoke Control Zone

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This dataset covers smoke control areas designated by local authorities in the UK under the Clean Air Act. Within these zones it is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney, furnace, or fixed boiler, and restrictions also apply to the fuels that may be burned. The data identifies the geographic boundaries of areas where such controls apply, allowing identification of properties and locations subject to smoke control regulations. It is published as part of the UK government's open data initiative on data.gov.uk, drawing on records maintained by local authorities responsible for air quality enforcement within their districts.Under the Clean Air Act, local authorities may declare the whole or part of the district of the authority to be a smoke control area. It is an offence to emit smoke from a chimney of a building, from a furnace or from any fixed boiler if located in a designated smoke control area. It is also an o...