Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Air Pollution Control
11. Prohibition of dark smoke from chimney
Feedback & supportAny owner or occupier of any industrial or trade premises who causes, permits or allows the emission of dark smoke from a chimney of, or used in connection with, those premises shall be guilty of an offence.
industrial or trade premises
“industrial or trade premises” means premises used for any industrial or trade purposes or premises on which matter is burnt in connection with any industrial or trade process, and includes all scheduled premises and construction sites;
This section does not apply to the emission of dark smoke from any chimney lasting for not longer than any periods that may be prescribed and subject to any prescribed limitations.
dark smoke
“dark smoke” means smoke which is ascertained by any method that may be prescribed to be dark smoke;