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publish notice in the press giving general effects of the Order and
right of appeal and keep notices posted in the area. An order, when
confirmed, shall come into operation on the date specified not earlier
than six months from date of confirmation.
The Memorandum on Smoke Control Areas also requires that
the Order should specify the date when it is to come into operation—
the date should not be earlier than nine months after its submission
to the Minister. I suggest, therefore, that 1st October, 1958 should
be the date submitted.
The period of six months between confirmation and the coming
into operation of the Order is to allow for the carrying out of adaptations
to fireplaces in dwellings and other premises and for the local
authority to give advice to householders about the best way to get
good results from their new appliances and to give any help they can
to ensure that supplies of smokeless fuels are ready when required.
Generally speaking the owners or occupiers of privately owned
premises will have to make their own arrangements with retailers
of new appliances, builders and coal merchants; but where difficulties
occur the local authority should be prepared to assist. For exmple,
it might be necessary to advise people or to tell them where
to go to get advice about obtaining particular appliances or on
proper methods of installation and use. It may be necessary to
smooth out difficulties over the supply of smokeless fuels, either with
local distributors or producers or by contact with the Regional
Director of the Ministry of Fuel and Power. In short, the local
authority must expect to exercise a supervisory and co.-ordinating
role to ensure that the works of adaptation will be completed, the
arrangements for the supply and distribution of smokeless fuels
operating effectively and the new fireplaces and appliances working
satisfactorily before the date on which the Order is due to come into
operation.
The Memorandum on Smoke Control Areas Stages II and III
requires that the following information be given when submitting an
Order for confirmation: