The Gas Appliances (Safety) Regulations 1995

Made: 23rd June 1995

Laid before Parliament: 27th June 1995

Coming into force

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Preliminary

Citation, commencement, revocation and consequential amendment

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Interpretation

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Essential requirements

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Application of Regulations

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Appointment and functions of notified bodies

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Fees

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Supply of gas appliances and fittings

Appliances and fittings to satisfy the essential requirements and to be safe

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Obligation on suppliers of appliances and fittings

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Application of regulations 7 and 8

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Certification and attestation

EC type-examination

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Application to be made to a single notified body

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Refusal of EC type-examination certificate

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Withdrawal of EC type-examination certificate

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Quality system approval

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Withdrawal of quality system approval

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EC declaration of conformity (guarantee of product or production quality)

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EC declaration of conformity (EC verification)

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EC declaration of conformity (EC unit verification)

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EC verification (individual appliances and fittings)

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EC verification by batch (statistical method)

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EC unit verification

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Refusal to issue certificate of conformity

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EC declaration of conformity to type (type-examination)

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Surveillance by notified bodies

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Affixing of ce marking etc

CE Marking to be affixed to appliances and fitting certificate to be supplied with fittings

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Conformity with other Directives

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Enforcement

Compliance notices

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Duties of enforcement authorities

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Offences relating to domestic animals and to property

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Proceedings

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General

Requirement to give information about appliance which does not bear the CE Marking

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Regulations to be treated as safety regulations within the meaning of the 1987 Act

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SCHEDULE 1 — ANNEX IV OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 29TH JUNE 1990 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS FUELS

DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

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Where appropriate, the design documentation must contain the following elements:

• attestations relating to the equipment incorporated in the appliance,

• attestations and certificates relating to the methods of manufacture and/or inspection and/or monitoring of the appliance,

• any other document making it possible for the notified body to improve its assessment.

SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIMEN FORM OF CE MARKING TO BE PLACED ON OR TO ACCOMPANY APPLIANCES

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If the CE Marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportion given in the above graduated drawing must be respected.

The various components of the CE Marking must have substantially the same vertical dimension which may not be less than 5 mm.

SCHEDULE 3 — ANNEX 1 OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 29TH JUNE 1990 ON THE APPROXI MATION OF THE LAWS OF MEMBER STATES RELATING TO APPLIANCES BURNING GASEOUS FUELS

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Preliminary remark

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SCHEDULE 4 — SPECIMEN FORM OF COMPLIANCE NOTICE

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Signed

Ferrers — Minister of State for Small Firms and Consumer Affairs, — Department of Trade and Industry — 23rd June 1995

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1987 c. 43.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/755.

[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1992/711.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1992/2932.

[^f00008]: 1974 c. 37.

[^f00009]: S.I. 1978/1039 (N.I.9).

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L196, 26.7.1990, p.15.

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L220. 30.8.1993. p.220.

[^f00012]: Protocol 47 and certain Annexes to the EEA Agreement were amended by Decision No. 7/94 of the EEA Joint Committee which came into force on 1st July 1994, (O.J. No. L160, 26.8.1994, p.1). Council Directive 93/68/EEC was added to Chapter XXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement by item p in Annex 3 to the said Decision No. 7/94.

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L109, 26.4.1983, p.8.

[^f00014]: O.J. No. L81, 26.3.1988, p.75.

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L221, 6.8.1992, p.55.

[^f00018]: O.J. No. L77, 26.3.1973, p.29 – as amended by Council Directive 93/68/EEC, O.J. No. L220, 30.8.93, p.220.

[^f00019]: The United Kingdom has not defined any space ventilation conditions of the nature mentioned.

[^f00020]: S.I. 1989/149.

[^f00021]: Sl.I. 1991/2693.

Editorial notes

[^key-93d713140b79fc5dfbc396511a510f0b]: Regulations revoked (21.4.2018) by The Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/389), regs. 1(1), 2(5) (with reg. 2(4)(4A) (as amended (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/696, Sch. 36 para. 1(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)))