This legislation has been repealed.
(1) When a gas fitter
installs in a gas installation an appliance or apparatus, part of an appliance
or apparatus or a part of the installation the gas fitter must install the
appliance, apparatus or part —
(a) in a
suitable place; and
(b) in
accordance with any instructions or recommendations of the manufacturer or
designer relating to the installation of that appliance, apparatus or part.
(2) A gas fitter must
not install a used appliance, whether or not it has been repaired or
reconditioned, in a consumer’s gas installation unless the gas fitter
has checked the appliance and ascertained that it operates safely.
(3) When a gas fitter
installs a used appliance the gas fitter must endorse on the
notice of completion a note to the effect that the gas fitter ascertained that
it was operating safely.
(4) A gas fitter must
not install an appliance that has been modified in any way unless the
modification has been specifically approved for the individual appliance by
the Director or an inspector.
(5) A gas fitter must
not install in a consumer’s gas installation an appliance that uses, in
addition to the gas supplied from a reticulated system, any gas that is under
pressure unless —
(a) the
gas supplier has approved the installation of the appliance;
(b) the
appliance is fitted with a device approved by the gas supplier to prevent the
entry into the reticulated supply system of the gas; and
(c) the
gas fitter has notified the consumer of the consumer’s obligation under
regulation 36(4) to permit the gas supplier to inspect and test the appliance.
(6) A gas fitter must
not install a pressure raising device in a consumer’s gas installation
unless —
(a) the
gas supplier has approved the installation;
(b) any
safety device required by the gas supplier is fitted to the satisfaction of
the gas supplier; and
(c) the
gas fitter has notified the consumer of the consumer’s obligation under
regulation 36(5) to permit the gas supplier to inspect and test the
pressure raising device and any safety device required under
paragraph (b).