The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994

UK Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1886 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 15 July 1994
In force from: 31 October 1994
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Energy, communications, water and utilities
Made under: Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations re-enact the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1984 (“the 1984 Regulations”) with amendments. The 1984 Regulations imposed requirements only as to the installation and use of gas fittings for the purpose of protecting the public from risks arising from the use of gas supplied through pipes. In addition to minor and drafting amendments, these Regulations make the following changes of substance:— The scope of the Regulations is extended to all dangers arising from the transmission, distribution, supply or use of gas conveyed from a gas storage vessel (regulation 2(3)) other than in relation to the supply of gas to, or anything in respect of a gas fitting on, specified vessels and vehicles (regulation 2(5)). The Regulations are no longer applied to agricultural premises and temporary installations used in connection with any building operation or work of engineering construction except in relation to any part of such premises used for domestic or residential purposes or as sleeping accommodation and except in relation to regulation 36 (escape of gas) (regulation 2(4)). The Regulations also contain new provisions which— prohibit any person from falsely pretending to be a member of a class of persons required to be approved by the Health and Safety Executive for the purpose of carrying out any work in relation to a gas fitting (regulation 3(6)); require employers and self-employed persons to take steps to ensure that any work in relation to a gas fitting carried out at any place of work under their control is undertaken by specified persons (regulation 4); require safety precautions to be taken in respect of gas storage vessels and specified appliances fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas (regulation 6(7) to (9)); impose restrictions upon the type of gas appliance that may be installed in sleeping accommodation (regulation 30(2) and (3)); impose requirements upon employers and self-employed persons with regard to the maintenance of gas appliances and installation pipework installed at any place of work under their control (regulation 35(1)); impose requirements upon persons who let premises— with regard to the maintenance of gas appliances and installation pipework owned by them on those premises (regulation 35(2) and (3)(a)); and with regard to the keeping of records in respect of any appliance required to be so maintained (regulation 35(3)(b) and (4)); impose upon a non-public gas supplier specified duties in respect of the escape of gas (regulation 36(1) and (5) to (7)); extend exception as to liability to specified provisions of the Regulations (regulation 37). The Regulations revoke the 1984 Regulations and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (regulation 39).

Offences created by this instrument

Exception as to liability regulation 37 · Status not determined · Strict liability

What Parliament said about it

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Gas Bill Lords · Lords Chamber · 28 June 1995 · Lord Inglewood
The question of industry codes of practice overseen by the Director-General of Fair Trading is an interesting one. To date, the gas appliance industry has not produced such a code of practice, perhaps because the nature of the market allows consumers to choose effectively and because of the large numbers of small firms in the repair sector. The decision is, however, one for the gas appliance industry, and we are happy to leave it to it. Where government do accept a role is in enforcing safety-related standards for installation, maintenance and repair of gas appliances. The Gas Safety…
Gas Fitters: Qualifications Lords · Lords Chamber · 7 March 1996 · The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)
My Lords, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994 require that anyone who works on a gas fitting must he competent to do so. The regulations also require that gas installation businesses which undertake gas work in domestic or most commercial premises must belong to a body which is approved by the Health and Safety Executive. The Council for Registered Gas Installers (otherwise known as CORGI) has been approved for that purpose. Failure to comply with either of those requirements is an offence.
Health And Safety Commons · Commons Chamber · 26 March 1996 · Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)
I am pleased to take the opportunity that this debate offers to raise some of my concerns about the operation of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994. Greater Manchester has the highest student population in Europe. It also has a high number of houses in multiple occupation—often old houses converted into flats and bedsits. Students occupy the worst of this accommodation. Unlike other low income groups, they are not able to claim, through housing benefit, a subsidy for their accommodation. That means that they tend to occupy the cheaper accommodation. It is cheaper because…
Duty To Provide Gas Safety Certificates Commons · Commons Chamber · 29 April 1996 · The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. James Clappison)
I will deal later, if I may, with the point raised by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Mr. Burden) about fire escapes. I wish to deal first with the important contribution by the hon. Member for Christchurch (Mrs. Maddock). Gas safety is a very important subject and I have much sympathy with the underlying concern expressed by the hon. Lady about promoting safety. I also understand the concerns expressed by other hon. Members in the course of the debate, which has been good, if short. I understand the concerns about students felt by parents of children going to university. My hon.…

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