Authorised district chimney sweep and authorised district chimney sweep (bBSF) is anyone appointed by the competent authority for a district. According to the Chimney Sweep Crafts Act (SchfHwG), vacant or vacant districts and status offices are publicly advertised and filled by the competent authority under state law within the framework of the tendering and selection procedure. The Land governments shall be empowered to issue details of the tendering and selection procedure by ordinance.
The selection procedure and the appointment to the bBSF is based in principle on §§ 9, 9a, 9b and 10 SchfHwG. Accordingly, the relevant competent authority must select between the applicants on the basis of their suitability, competence and professional performance and make the appointment public.
The appointment is limited to seven years.
The advertised districts are published on the website of the respective district or under the following links:
