Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2022
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5 Heaters to which Part applies
5 Heaters to which Part applies
(1) This Part applies to solid fuel burning appliances that are designed, manufactured or adapted for domestic use (domestic solid fuel heaters).
(2) However, this Part does not apply to a domestic solid fuel heater if the heater is—
(a) a masonry appliance built on-site, or
(b) a central heating appliance that is intended to be used for the space heating of premises by transferring heat to the living areas of the premises by ducted hot air, hot water or another fluid, or
(c) a cooking stove appliance—
(i) that has at least 1 cooking hot plate, and
(ii) that has an oven with a volume of not less than 28 litres, and
(iii) around which gaseous combustion products are capable of being routed, or
(d) an appliance intended for use solely for heating water, or
(e) an appliance intended for use solely for distributing heat through ducts, or
(f) an automatic, continuous feed, pellet fuel burning appliance that is designed and manufactured to burn compressed wood or biomass pellets, known as a pellet heater.