(1)  In these regulations –

Act means the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 ;

appliance has the same meaning as in AS5601;

associated automotive gas-fitting work means –

(a) inspecting, reporting or advising on any automotive gas-fitting work; or

(b) taking any action under the Act in respect of automotive gas-fitting;

associated gas-fitting work means any of the following in respect of gas-fitting work:

(a) inspecting, reporting or advising on gas-fitting work;

(b) applying for, or receiving any certificate, notice, order, decision or determination under the Act;

(c) applying for, or receiving any permit, certificate, notice, order, decision, determination, authorisation or acceptance under the Gas Act 2000 ;

(d) taking any action under the Act;

automotive gas-fitter practitioner (certifier) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner to undertake a scope of one or more classes of automotive gas-fitting work as a certifier; and

(b) complies with the relevant automotive gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) an automotive gas-fitter practitioner (certifier); and

(ii) the class or classes of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas-fitter practitioner (certifier restricted) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner to undertake a restricted scope of one or more classes of automotive gas-fitting work as a certifier; and

(b) complies with the relevant automotive gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) an automotive gas-fitter practitioner (certifier restricted); and

(ii) the class or classes of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas-fitter practitioner (provisional) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner, for a period of not more than 12 months, to undertake a scope of one or more classes of automotive gas-fitting work; and

(b) complies with the relevant automotive gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) an automotive gas-fitter practitioner (provisional); and

(ii) the class or classes of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas-fitter practitioner (provisional restricted) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner, for a period of not more than 12 months, to undertake a restricted scope of one or more classes of automotive gas-fitting work; and

(b) complies with the relevant automotive gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) an automotive gas-fitter practitioner (provisional restricted); and

(ii) the class or classes of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas-fitter practitioner (restricted) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner to undertake a restricted scope of one or more classes of automotive gas-fitting work; and

(b) complies with the relevant automotive gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) an automotive gas-fitter practitioner (restricted); and

(ii) the class or classes of automotive gas-fitting work that is authorised under the restricted scope of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas-fitting contractor means a contractor that holds an automotive gas-fitting contractor licence;

automotive gas-fitting contractor licence means a licence issued, under section 34(1)(a) of the Act, in respect of a scope of automotive gas-fitting work of one or more classes;

automotive gas-fitting work means –

(a) work within Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act; and

(b) work within item 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 that is prescribed work under regulation 4(1) ; and

(c) work within item 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 that is performed by a person who holds a licence under the Act;

automotive gas-fitting work determination means the determination made under section 30 of the Act, as amended from time to time, in respect of –

(a) automotive gas-fitting work; and

(b) the classes of automotive gas-fitting work; and

(c) any details relating to the classes of automotive gas-fitting work;

automotive gas fuel system has the same meaning as in Part 7A of the Gas (Safety) Regulations 2002 ;

capacity has the same meaning as in the Gas (Safety) Regulations 2002 ;

commencement day means the day on which these regulations take effect;

component means –

(a) a permanently installed or attached fixture, module, section, element, piece or part of a gas installation or gas storage system; or

(b) a permanently installed or attached fixture, module, section, element, piece or part of a portable or mobile gas appliance; or

(c) a permanently installed or attached fixture, module, section, element, piece or part of an automotive gas fuel system;

conversion means the process of adapting an approved gas appliance, within the meaning of the Gas Act 2000 , using manufacturer-endorsed procedures, and components, to another gas for which the appliance has been certified;

defective automotive gas-fitting work means automotive gas-fitting work that does not comply with –

(a) the Gas Act 2000 ; or

(b) any relevant standards set out in Schedule 1 , or any code or standard having affect under a standard so set out;

defective gas-fitting work means gas-fitting work that does not comply with –

(a) the Gas Act 2000 ; or

(b) any relevant standards set out in Schedule 1 , or any code or standard having affect under a standard so set out;

defective work means –

(a) defective gas-fitting work; or

(b) defective automotive gas-fitting work;

gas means liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen gas or calorific gas;

gas-fitter practitioner (certifier) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner to undertake a scope of one or more classes of gas-fitting work as a certifier; and

(b) complies with the relevant provisions of the gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) a gas-fitter practitioner (certifier); and

(ii) the class or classes of gas-fitting work;

gas-fitter practitioner (certifier restricted) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner to undertake a restricted scope of one or more classes of gas-fitting work as a certifier; and

(b) complies with the relevant provisions of the gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) a gas-fitter practitioner (certifier restricted); and

(ii) the class or classes of gas-fitting work;

gas-fitter practitioner (provisional) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner, for a period of not more than 12 months, to undertake a scope of one or more classes of gas-fitting work; and

(b) complies with the relevant provisions of the gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) a gas-fitter practitioner (provisional); and

(ii) the class or classes of gas-fitting work;

gas-fitter practitioner (provisional restricted) means a practitioner who –

(a) holds a licence that authorises the practitioner, for a period of not more than 12 months, to undertake a restricted scope of one or more classes of gas-fitting work; and

(b) complies with the relevant provisions of the gas-fitting work determination in relation to –

(i) a gas-fitter practitioner (provisional restricted); and

(ii) the class or classes of gas-fitting work;

gas-fitting contractor means a contractor that holds a gas-fitting contractor licence;

gas-fitting contractor licence means a licence issued, under section 34(1)(a) of the Act, in respect of a scope of gas-fitting work of one or more classes;

gas-fitting work means –

(a) work within Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act; and

(b) work within item 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 that is prescribed work under regulation 4(1) ; and

(c) work within Part 2 of Schedule 2 , except item 6 , that is performed by a person who holds a licence under the Act;

gas-fitting work determination means the determination made under section 30 of the Act, as amended from time to time, in respect of –

(a) gas-fitting work; and

(b) the classes of gas-fitting work; and

(c) any details relating to the classes of gas-fitting work;

gas installation means, in respect of the use or intended use of gas, any combination of –

(a) any pipe or system of pipes for, or incidental to, the conveyance of gas and components or fittings associated with the pipe or pipes which are downstream from the gas supply point; and

(b) any appliance and associated components or fittings which are downstream from the gas supply point; and

(c) any meter which is downstream from the gas supply point; and

(d) any means of ventilation of, or system for the removal of, combustion products which is downstream from the gas supply point; and

(e) any gas storage container;

gas storage system has the same meaning as in the Gas (Safety) Regulations 2002 ;

maintenance means repairing or other service work associated with a gas installation or a gas storage system, or any part of a gas installation or gas storage system, but does not include work associated with house-keeping or maintaining the appearance of a gas installation or gas storage system, or any part of the gas installation or gas storage system;

mobile appliance has the same meaning as in AS 5601;

portable appliance has the same meaning as in AS 5601;

record includes –

(a) a document; and

(b) a record made by electronic, electromagnetic, photographic or optical process;

relevant standards means –

(a) the version of the standard specified in Schedule 1 that was in force at the time the gas-fitting work, or automotive gas-fitting work, was undertaken and relevant to that work; or

(b) the standards specified in Schedule 1 as in force on the commencement day;

scope of automotive gas-fitting work means a scope of automotive gas-fitting work as determined in the automotive gas-fitting work determination;

scope of gas-fitting work means a scope of gas-fitting work as determined in the gas-fitting work determination;

servicing , a gas installation or gas storage system, means the work involved in the maintaining or repairing of a gas installation or gas storage system, or any part of a gas installation or gas storage system;

specified fee means a fee specified in Schedule 3 ;

testing means work associated with the commissioning and installing of a gas installation or a gas storage system, including the operational functionality of any associated components and pipework.

(2)  Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in these regulations that is defined in the gas-fitting work determination, or the automotive gas-fitting work determination, made under the Act has the same meaning in these regulations as in the relevant determination.