Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (“the 1998 Regulations”).

The amendment made by regulation 3 has the effect that, subject to certain exceptions, the 1998 Regulations do not apply to certain gas compression installations which are downstream of isolation valves.

The amendment made by regulation 4 has the effect that a person who carries out an examination of a gas appliance under regulation 26(9)(c) of the 1998 Regulations must instead examine the combustion performance of the appliance to ensure it is operating safely if it is not reasonably practicable to examine its operating pressure or heat input.

Regulation 5 amends landlords’ record keeping requirements regarding gas safety checks.

Regulation 6 makes provision for determining the date by which the next gas safety check is due for a gas appliance or flue. It also gives landlords (in certain circumstances) the power to extend the date by which the next gas safety check is due for an appliance or a flue in order to align that date with the date by which the next safety check is due for another appliance or flue in the same premises.

Regulation 7 makes provision for a review of the regulatory provision in the 1998 Regulations which is amended by these Regulations.

An impact assessment of the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is published with the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.