Barbas Unilux-6 40 5kW wood-burning Inset appliance

The appliances listed below are exempt in the relevant country or countries when using the specified fuel(s), when operated in accordance with the instruction and installation manuals and when any conditions are met.

Available information about this fuel is shown below:

Appliance name Barbas Unilux-6 40 5kW wood-burning Inset appliance
Output 5.00
Fuel Type Wood based
Appliance Type Inset Appliance
Manufacturer Interfocos BV, Hallenstraat 17, NL-5531 AB, BLADEL, Netherlands.
The fireplace must be installed, maintained and operated in accordance with the following specifications:
Instruction manual title Instructions for use & Maintenance Manual
Instruction manual date 2015-10-12
Instruction manual reference Version number: 01-340650
Additional conditions The appliance must be fitted with an air slider which has a permanent opening of 530 mm2 so as to provide air supply when the air slider is fully closed
Permitted fuels Wood logs¹
England Status
Date first exempt		 Exempt (Footnote 5)
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Wales Status
Date first exempt		 Exempt (SI 2016 No. 811)
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Scotland Status
Date first exempt		 Exempt (Footnote 7)
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N. Ireland Status
Date first exempt		 Exempt (Footnote 8)
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Footnotes
  1. The fuel must not contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood-preservatives or coatings.
  2. The conditions of exemption have been amended to remove references to fuels which are either no longer available or which cannot be used without contravening the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/675) or the Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013 No. 160)
  3. The Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales) 2010 (SI 2010/675) may apply to the burning of some of these wastes.
  4. Previously exempted by The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (England) Order 2015 (SI 2015/307), no longer in force as of 1 October 2015. Now exempted by publication of this list by the Secretary of State in accordance with changes made to sections 20 and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act 2015.
  5. Exempted for use in England by publication of this list by the Secretary of State in accordance with changes made to sections 20 and 21 of the Clean Air Act 1993 by section 15 of the Deregulation Act 2015.
  6. Previously exempted by The Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/316), no longer in force as of 30th June 2014. Now exempted by publication of this list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
  7. Exempted for use in Scotland by publication of this list by Scottish Ministers under section 50 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
  8. Previously exempted by the Smoke Control Areas (Exempted Fireplaces) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013 No. 292), as amended, no longer in force as of 10th October 2016. Now exempted by the publication of this list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in accordance with changes made to Article 17(7) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by section 16 of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
  9. Exempted for use in Northern Ireland by publication of this list by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in accordance with changes made to Article 17(7) of the Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 by section 16 of the Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.