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(c) New Furnaces.
Nine notifications under Section 3(3) of the Clean Air Act
were received regarding the installation of new furnaces; eight
were oil-fired, and one gas-fired.
Two applications for prior approval under Section 3(2) of
the Act were received and agreed.
(d) The Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods) Regulations, 1958.
These regulations lay down the maximum period for which
dark and black smoke may be emitted from industrial furnaces.
Industrial boiler plant in the District is now operated at
a very high degree of efficiency and most installations are for
all practical purposes, entirely smokeless in operation.
Ko contraventions were observed during the year.
(e) Grit and Dust.
A complaint of nuisance from soot smuts emitted from a
factory chimney was received, following representations from
the department the nuisance was abated.
({) building Byelaws re. Heating and Cooking Appliances,
A building byelaw, made under Section 24 of the Clean Air
Act, has been in force in this district from 1st September,
1957. It requires that new dwellings should be provided with
heating and cooking appliances which are suitably designed for
burning gas, electricity or oil or solid smokeless fuels.
(g) Pollution from Road Vehicles.
Although the Council has no statutory powers to deal with
the emission of smoke or fumes from road vehicles any cases
which are observed are drawn to the attention of the owners of
the vehicles and in most cases a co-operative attitude is met
with, two letters were written to the owners of offending
vehicles.
(h) Pollution from Railway.
The main line of the Western Region of British Railways
which runs through the industrial part of the district is now
largely dieselised.
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