Statutory Instrument 1994 No. 1886

      The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1994 No. 1886

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994

Made 15th July 1994
Laid before Parliament 20th July 1994
Coming into force
  Regulation 3(3) (to the extent specified in regulation 1(3)) 1st April 1995
  Regulation 30(2) and (3) 1st January 1996
  Regulation 14(2) and (5)(b) 1st January 1997
  Regulation 14(4) (to the extent specified in regulation 1(4)(b)) 1st January 1997
  The remainder 31st October 1994


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART A
General
1.  Citation and commencement
2.  General interpretation and application
PART B
Gas Fittings — General Provisions
3.  Qualification and supervision
4.  Duty on employer
5.  Materials and workmanship
6.  General safety precautions
7.  Protection against damage
8.  Existing gas fittings
9.  Emergency controls
10.  Equipotential bonding
PART C
Meter Installations and Regulators
11.  Interpretation of Part C
12.  Meters — general provisions
13.  Meter housings
14.  Regulators
15.  Meters — emergency notices
16.  Primary meters
17.  Secondary meters
PART D
Installation Pipework
18.  Safe use of pipes
19.  Enclosed pipes
20.  Protection of buildings
21.  Clogging precautions
22.  Testing and purging of pipes
23.  Marking of pipes
24.  Large consumers
PART E
Gas Appliances
25.  Interpretation of Part E
26.  Gas appliances — safety precautions
27.  Flues
28.  Access
29.  Manufacturer's instructions
30.  Room-sealed appliances
31.  Suspended appliances
32.  Flue dampers
33.  Testing of appliances
34.  Unsafe appliances
PART F
Miscellaneous
35.  Maintenance
36.  Escape of gas
37.  Exception as to liability
38.  Exemption certificates
39.  Revocation

 

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