Section 121
Gas appliance safety precautions
of Gas Supply Regulations 2023
No person shall install a gas appliance unless —
(a)
the gas fitting and the gas equipment to be used in connection with the gas appliance are in the condition which ensures that the gas appliance can be used without causing danger to a person or property;
(b)
the general conditions of installation including the stability of the gas appliance and its connection to any other gas fitting are such that the appliance can be used without causing danger to a person or property;
(c)
the gas appliance can be used safely when it is connected to the gas supply; and
(d)
there is a method of shutting off the supply of gas to the gas appliance.
(2)
Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the person shall also ensure that —
(a)
there are means of removal of the products of combustion from the gas appliance;
(b)
there is sufficient permanent supply of air for the gas appliance for proper combustion;
(c)
there is sufficient ventilation to the room or the internal space in which the gas appliance is to be used; and
(d)
the installation is made in accordance with these Regulations.