Schedule 1 Exceptions—chimney emissions and open-air fires
Table 1.1
column 1 item | column 2 source | column 3 conditions |
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1 | smoke from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney | (a) the concentration of smoke is higher than the standard stated in the table for the source for 20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and (b) the emission is only because of lighting a boiler or incinerator from cold; and (c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to— (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—minimise the emission |
2 | smoke from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney | (a) the emission is only because of blowing the tubes of a boiler; and (b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to— (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—minimise the emission |
3 |
soot from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney | (a) the concentration of soot is higher than the standard stated in the table for the source for 20 minutes or less in a 24-hour period; and (b) the emission is only because of lighting a boiler or incinerator from cold; and (c) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to— (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—minimise the emission |
4 | soot from a source stated in the national emission guidelines, table 1 that is emitted into the air through a chimney | (a) the emission is only because of blowing the tubes of a boiler; and (b) all steps that are practicable and reasonable are taken to— (i) prevent the emission; or (ii) if prevention is not reasonably practicable—minimise the emission |
Table 1.2
column 1 item | column 2 activity | column 3 conditions |
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1 | cooking or heating food or drink | |
2 | heating | (a) the fire is outside a built-up area; or (b) for a fire in a built-up area—the fire is in a fireplace or container that will contain the fire |
3 | teaching firefighting methods | the teaching is authorised by the chief officer (fire and rescue service) or chief officer (rural fire service) |
4 | burning plant matter in course of primary production | the fire is outside a built-up area |
5 | destroying a thing | the destruction is in accordance with a direction to destroy the thing under the Animal Diseases Act 2005 |
, section 27 (Destruction of infected animals etc—endemic disease) or section 29 (Destruction of infected animals etc—exotic disease) | ||
6 |
celebration or similar activity | the celebration or activity is held— (a) on residential land; and (b) during the period starting on the Saturday 9 days before the Queen's birthday public holiday and ending on the Sunday 6 days after the public holiday Note The Queen's birthday public holiday is the 2nd Monday in June (see Holidays Act 1958 |
, s 3 (1) (a) (viii)) | ||
7 | display, ceremony, celebration or similar activity | the display, ceremony, celebration or activity— (a) is authorised by the emergency services commissioner; and (b) is conducted in accordance with an approval; and (c) is either— (i) held on unleased land; or (ii) held with the consent of the lessee on leased land that is not residential land Note Approval is defined in the dictionary. |