# The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Regulation 8: Existing gas fittings

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No person shall make any alteration to any premises in which a gas fitting or gas storage vessel is fitted if that alteration would adversely affect the safety of the fitting or vessel in such a manner that, if the fitting or the vessel had been installed after the alteration, there would have been a contravention of, or failure to comply with, these Regulations.
(2) No person shall do anything which would affect a gas fitting or any flue or means of ventilation used in connection with the fitting in such a manner that the subsequent use of the fitting might constitute a danger to any person, except that this paragraph does not apply to an alteration to premises.
(3) In relation to any place of work under his control, an employer or a self-employed person shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) above are complied with.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2451/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gas-safety-installation-and-use-regulations-1998/regulation-8
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